Category:Plaudit

Plau"dit, n. Etym: [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.]

Defn: 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.