plaudit

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈplɔdɪt/ UK /ˈplɔːdɪt/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
an expression of praise or approval

The performance earned plaudits from the critics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an expression of praise or... praise acclaim applause approval commendation accoladekudosovation

Opposites

criticism censure disapproval condemnation

Word family

Forms plaudits

Related forms applaud applause plausible explode

Etymology

Back-formation from plaudite, the Latin imperative plaudite ('applaud!') called out by Roman actors at a play's end, from plaudere ('to clap, applaud').

plaudite Latin plaudere Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment

# plaudit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈplɔdɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈplɔːdɪt

## Meanings
1. an expression of praise or approval

## Examples
- The performance earned plaudits from the critics.

## Synonyms
- praise
- acclaim
- applause
- approval
- commendation
- accolade
- kudos
- ovation

## Antonyms
- criticism
- censure
- disapproval
- condemnation

## Related Forms
- applaud
- applause
- plausible
- explode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: plaudite
- Root: plaudere

## Etymology
Back-formation from plaudite, the Latin imperative plaudite ('applaud!') called out by Roman actors at a play's end, from plaudere ('to clap, applaud').

## AI Etymology
Plaudit is a back-formation from plaudite, the Latin imperative plaudite ('applaud!') called out by Roman actors at a play's end, from plaudere ('to clap, applaud'). The etymological trail includes Latin plaudite and Latin plaudere. As a noun, plaudit means an expression of praise or approval. The same family is visible in related forms such as applaud, applause, plausible, and explode.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment

markdown

plaudit

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback