Antonyms for plaudit
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : plaw-dit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈplɔ dɪt |
Definition of plaudit
Origin :- 1620s, short for plaudite "an actor's request for applause" (1560s), from Latin plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, strike, beat; applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play. In English, the -e went silent then was dropped.
- noun praise
- A second plaudit, almost an acclamation, followed the sentiment.
- Extract from : « Tales from Blackwood » by Various
- Its honors and joys lie in a brilliant pennon and a plaudit.
- Extract from : « Dream Life » by Donald G. Mitchell
- Heroes having so nobly acted, with ours, will receive the plaudit of their country.
- Extract from : « The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 » by J. Hammond Trumbull
- Plaudit is a shout of applause, and is commonly used in the plural; as, the plaudits of a throng.
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- Such was the plaudit the oriental student received, and returned to grow pale over his MSS.
- Extract from : « Calamities and Quarrels of Authors » by Isaac Disraeli
- You are honestly striving with a purpose, and hoping for no plaudit but 'she hath done what she could.'
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- Every plaudit which a vitious play, or a bad actor receives is a blow to the public morals, and the public taste.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Stephen Cullen Carpenter
- It was a desperate duel for a few strides, and then Plaudit gamely responding drew away and the race was over.
- Extract from : « History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 » by John Lawrence O'Connor
Synonyms for plaudit
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