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).
Examples of plaudit in a Sentence
the proud parents bragged that their daughter had received many plaudits for her academic achievements
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City deserve as many plaudits for the victory as Arsenal deserve criticism for the defeat.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
First serving as deputy prime minister before becoming prime minister in 2014, Vučić won plaudits for seeking to resolve long-standing tensions over Kosovo’s status as a sovereign country.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Quinn received plaudits galore from critics and diners alike with his inventive dining concepts, especially with the opening of Playground.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
The plaudits poured in moments after the Dolphins selected Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant 13th overall in April’s draft.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
First serving as deputy prime minister before becoming prime minister in 2014, Vučić won plaudits for seeking to resolve long-standing tensions over Kosovo’s status as a sovereign country.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Quinn received plaudits galore from critics and diners alike with his inventive dining concepts, especially with the opening of Playground.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
The plaudits poured in moments after the Dolphins selected Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant 13th overall in April’s draft.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Plaudit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaudit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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