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plaudit

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈplɔːdɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːdɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: P L AO1 D IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, often

Examples

  • The plaudits reverberated thunderously in the auditorium.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acclaim, approbation, encomium, applause, plaudit, clap, clapping, acclamation, laudits

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An award or commendation; a formal recognition of approval or achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, often, specifically

Examples

  • Sofie has been showered in plaudits for her paradigm-shifting discoveries.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accolade, award, encomium, honour, prize

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To issue or confer a plaudit upon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, often, rare, transitive, usually

Examples

  • Floris grumpily yammered on about how the actors hardly deserved to be plaudited.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: applaud, award, honour

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

enthusiastic approval

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the book met with modest acclaim
  • he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
  • they gave him more eclat than he really deserved

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, eclat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: approval, commendation

History

Etymology

For earlier plaudite, borrowed from Latin plaudite, second-person plural imperative of plaudere (“to applaud”).