plaudit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun enthusiastic approval
    plaudits; acclamation; eclat; acclaim.
    • the book met with modest acclaim
    • he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
    • they gave him more eclat than he really deserved

WordNet

Plau"dit noun
Etymology
From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible.
Definitions
  1. A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
    Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow.
    Syn. -- Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval.

Webster 1913