1
: an act or round of applause
2
: enthusiastic approval
—usually used in plural
received the plaudits of the critics
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You earn plaudits for your etymological knowledge if you can connect plaudit to words besides the familiar applaud and applause. A word coined by shortening Latin plaudite, meaning "applaud," plaudit had gained approval status in English by the first years of the 17th century. Latin plaudite is a form of the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud"; plaudere, in turn, is ancestor to explode, plausible, and the archaic displode (a synonym of explode).
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the proud parents bragged that their daughter had received many plaudits for her academic achievements
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She’s also thrived performing in front of audiences who love orchestra arrangements and earned the plaudits of older artists who have also blended jazz and pop, like Norah Jones and Jon Batiste.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
His best role will become clear with more game time, but his ability to receive and retain possession in deeper areas before carrying it forward earned plaudits during his time at Brighton and now United.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Woodall and Fahy are both at the top of their game career-wise, with Fahy winning plaudits for her star turn in The Perfect Couple and Woodall reaching new levels of fame following his role as dashing Dexter Mayhew in the remake of One Day.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
Our exports can indeed draw an appreciative crowd in the big city, earning plaudits and recognition.
—Bernard Kavaler, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
His best role will become clear with more game time, but his ability to receive and retain possession in deeper areas before carrying it forward earned plaudits during his time at Brighton and now United.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Woodall and Fahy are both at the top of their game career-wise, with Fahy winning plaudits for her star turn in The Perfect Couple and Woodall reaching new levels of fame following his role as dashing Dexter Mayhew in the remake of One Day.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
Our exports can indeed draw an appreciative crowd in the big city, earning plaudits and recognition.
—Bernard Kavaler, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plaudit
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“Plaudit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaudit. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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