applause
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applause
- /əˈplɔːz/ UK
- /əˈploːz/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /əˈplɔz/ US
- /əˈplɑz/ US, cot caught merger
- /əˈplɔz/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔːz
Where it comes from
From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“to strike against, to applaud”) (whence applaud).
noun applauses
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The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
A few days before, the adulations and applauses of a nation were sounding in her [Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's] ears, and now she was come to this!
Similar: acclaim, acclamation, approbation, approval, commendation, plaudit, accolade, attaboy, appreciation, compliment, commend, congratulation
verb applauses · applausing · applaused
- To applaud. But (which had ſcarrefide our wounds, if wounded, with the Balme / Of her ſweete Preſence, ſo applaus’d as in Sea-ſtormes a Calme) / Her royall-ſelfe, Elizabeth our Soueraigne lawfull Queene, / In magnanimious Maieſtie amidſt her Troupes was ſeene.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clapping, hand clapping, clap, cheering, ovation, become, taps, acclaim, applaud, praise, approval, hand, applauded, congratulations, plaudits, cheers
Translations
Every language
noun act of applauding
| Español | aplauso, plauso, aplausos, palmas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박수 baksu |
| 日本語 | 拍手 hakushu |
| 中文 | 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng, 掌聲 /掌声 zhǎngshēng, 拍手 pāishǒu |
| हिन्दी | वाहवाही vāhvāhī, शाबाशी śābāśī, ताली tālī |
| Português | aplauso |
| Français | applaudissement, acclamation |
| Deutsch | Applaus, Beifall |
| Italiano | applauso |
| Ελληνικά | χειροκρότημα cheirokrótima |
| Română | aplauze |
| Русский | аплодисме́нты aplodisménty, рукоплеска́ние rukopleskánije, рукоплеска́ния rukopleskánija |
| Tiếng Việt | vỗ tay |
| العربية | تَصْفِيق taṣfīq |
| עברית | תְּשׁוּאוֹת tshuót |
Talk about this word "applause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/applause. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. applause. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/applause "applause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/applause.Cite this
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title = {applause},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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