| source : web1913 | Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [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}.] 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. | source : wn | plaudit n : enthusiastic approval; "the
book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the
crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn:
{acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {eclat}]