accolade

ac·co·lade  (k-ld, -läd)

n.

1.

a. An expression of approval; praise.

b. A special acknowledgment; an award.

2. A ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation.

3. Ceremonial bestowal of knighthood.

tr.v. ac·co·lad·ed, ac·co·lad·ing, ac·co·lades

To praise or honor: "His works are invariably accoladed as definitive even as they sparkle and spark" (Malcolm S. Forbes).

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[French, an embrace, accolade, from accoler, to embrace, from Old French acoler, from Vulgar Latin *accolre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin collum, neck; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: People usually have to stick their necks out to earn accolades, and this is as it should be. In tracing accolade back to its Latin origins, we find that it was formed from the prefix ad-, "to, on," and the noun collum, "neck," which may bring the word collar to mind. From these elements came the Vulgar Latin word *accollre, which was the source of French accolade, "an embrace." An embrace was originally given to a knight when dubbing him, a fact that accounts for accolade having the technical sense "ceremonial bestowal of knighthood," the sense in which the word is first recorded in English in 1623.

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accolade

Noun

1. an award, praise, or honour

2. a touch on the shoulder with a sword conferring knighthood [Latin ad- to + collum neck]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

accolade - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" honor, laurels, award, honour trophy, prize - something given as a token of victory aliyah - (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah" academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" pennant, crown - the award given to the champion cachet, seal of approval, seal - an indication of approved or superior status citation, commendation - an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement honorable mention, mention - an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" varsity letter, letter - an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" laurel wreath, medal, decoration, ribbon, medallion, palm - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event trophy - an award for success in war or hunting symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance Emmy - an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television Nobel prize - an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace Academy Award, Oscar - an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance Prix de Rome - an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome Prix Goncourt - an award given annually for contributions to French literature

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accolade

noun 1. honour, award, recognition, tribute

noun 2. praise, approval, acclaim, applause, compliment, homage, laud (literary) eulogy, congratulation, commendation, acclamation (formal) recognition, tribute, ovation, plaudit

Translations

accolade [ˈækəuleɪd] n (= prize) → premio (= praise); alabanzas fpl; homenaje m

accolade [ˈækəleɪd] n → accolade f (fig); marque f d'honneur

accolade [ˈækəleɪd] n (fig) → Auszeichnung f

accolade [ˈækəleɪd] n → encomio