Acclaim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enthusiastic approval

praise vociferously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæntˈeɪtɹɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌðə/

2 syllables Say it as /kæntˈeɪtɹɪs/.

Examples

the book met with modest acclaim
he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clap applaud herald acclamation hail plaudits spat plaudit eclat

Antonyms

boo

Parts of Speech

noun	enthusiastic approval “the book met with modest acclaim”
verb	praise vociferously “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
verb	clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Word Forms

acclaim	verb	clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
acclamation	noun	enthusiastic approval
acclaim	noun	enthusiastic approval
applauder	noun	someone who applauds
clapper	noun	someone who applauds
clapping	noun	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anerkennung

begeisterte Zustimmung

🇫🇷French

acclamer

approbation enthousiaste

🇪🇸Spanish

aclamación

aprobación entusiasta

🇮🇹Italian

acclamazione

entusiastica approvazione

🇳🇱Dutch

toejuiching

enthousiaste goedkeuring

🇵🇹Portuguese

aclamação

aprovação entusiástica

🇷🇺Russian

признание

восторженное одобрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक्लेम

उत्साही अनुमोदन

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশংসা

উত্সাহী অনুমোদন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராட்டுதல்

உற்சாகமான ஒப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశంసలు

ఉత్సాహభరితమైన ఆమోదం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशंसा

उत्साही मान्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

વખાણ

ઉત્સાહપૂર્ણ મંજૂરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ

ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಅನುಮೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശംസ

ആവേശകരമായ അംഗീകാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعریف

پرجوش منظوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欢呼

热烈赞同

🇯🇵Japanese

称賛

熱烈な承認

🇰🇷Korean

환호

열정적인 승인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoan hô

phê duyệt nhiệt tình

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงไชโยโห่ร้อง

การอนุมัติอย่างกระตือรือร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepuk tangan sorak

persetujuan yang antusias

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbubunyi

masigasig na pag-apruba

🇲🇾Malay

pujian

kelulusan bersemangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هتاف

موافقة متحمسة

🇮🇷Persian

تحسین

تایید مشتاقانه

🇹🇷Turkish

alkışlamak

coşkulu onay

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּאוֹת

אישור נלהב

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