appreciation or praise, esp as shown by clapping the hands
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•plause /əˈplɔz/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- hand clapping as a demonstration of approval or appreciation.
ap•plause
(ə plôz′),USA pronunciation n.
ap•plau•sive
(ə plô′siv, -ziv),USA pronunciation adj.
- hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- any positive expression of appreciation or approval; acclamation.
- Latin applausus struck upon, applauded (past participle of applaudere), equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + plaud- clap + -tus past participle suffix
- 1590–1600
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acclaim, plaudit, praise.
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'applause' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acclaim
- acclamation
- applaudable
- bow
- burst
- call
- clap
- claptrap
- commendation
- court
- courtship
- curtain call
- die
- encore
- fairly
- favor
- frenzied
- grandstand play
- hand
- house
- huzzah
- lukewarm
- ovation
- peal
- plaudit
- plausible
- praise
- puff
- raise
- roof
- round
- salvo
- self-applause
- show
- show-stopper
- spontaneous
- spread
- storm
- there
- throwaway
- thunder
- thunderous
- voluntary
- éclat