plaudit

plau·dit  (plôdt)

n.

Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval: a new play that opened to the plaudits of the critics.

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[Short for Latin plaudite, pl. imperative of plaudere, to applaud (used at the end of Roman plays).]

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plaudit [ˈplɔːdɪt]

n (usually plural)

1. an expression of enthusiastic approval or approbation

2. a round of applause

[shortened from earlier plauditē, from Latin: applaud!, from plaudere to applaud]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plaudit - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudits commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

Translations

plaudit

n usu pl (liter) → Ovation f (usu pl), → Huldigung f (geh); the headmaster’s plaudits made him blush → die Lobeshymnen des Direktors ließen ihn erröten