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Webster 1913 Edition
Applause
Ap-plause′
,Noun.
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
The brave man seeks not popular
applause
. Dryden.
Syn. – Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
Webster 1828 Edition
Applause
APPLAUSE'
,Noun.
A shout of approbation; approbation and praise, expressed by clapping the hands, acclamation or huzzas; approbation expressed. in antiquity, applause differed from acclamation; applause was expressed by the hands, and acclamation by the voice. There were three species of applause, the bombus, a confused din made by the hands or mouth; the imbrices and testae, made by beating a sort of sounding vessels in the theaters. Persons were appointed for the purpose of applauding, and masters were employed to teach the art. The applauds were divided into choruses, and placed opposite to each other, like the choristers in a cathedral.
Definition 2024
applause
applause
English
Noun
applause (plural applauses)
- 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.
- 1904, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes:
- Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well-wrought crisis of a play. A flush of colour sprang to Holmes's pale cheeks, and he bowed to us like the master dramatist who receives the homage of his audience. It was at such moments that for an instant he ceased to be a reasoning machine, and betrayed his human love for admiration and applause. The same singularly proud and reserved nature which turned away with disdain from popular notoriety was capable of being moved to its depths by spontaneous wonder and praise from a friend.
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Derived terms
- applauseometer (informal, US)
Synonyms
See also
- Wikisaurus:applause
- Wikisaurus:praise
Translations
act of applauding
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