plaudit

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

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

noun

1. An expression of warm approval: acclaim, acclamation, applause, celebration, commendation, compliment, encomium, eulogy, kudos, laudation, panegyric, praise. See praise/blame.
2. Approval expressed by clapping: applause, hand, ovation. See praise/blame.

IN BRIEF: An expression of clapping Also: Enthusiastic approval.

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: enthusiastic approval
  Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, eclat

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - applaus

Nederlands (Dutch)
applaus, onomwonden uiting van goedkeuring

Français (French)
n. - applaudissement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beifall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επευφημίες, χειροκροτήματα

Italiano (Italian)
applauso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aplauso (m)

Русский (Russian)
аплодисменты, похвала

Español (Spanish)
n. - aplauso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pl. bifall, bifallsyttringar, gillande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拍手喝采, 赞美, 称赞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拍手喝采, 讚美, 稱讚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 박수, 칭찬

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 拍手かっさい, 賞賛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصفيق الاستحسان, موافقه حماسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשואות, שבחים‬

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