Applause

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Applause \Ap*plause"\, n. [L. applaudere, applausum. See
     {Applaud}.]
     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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           The brave man seeks not popular applause. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  applause
       n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
           [syn: {hand clapping}, {clapping}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "applause":
     acclaim, acclamation, alleluia, approbation, approval, big hand,
     burst of applause, cheer, cheering, cheers, chorus of cheers, clap,
     clapping, clapping of hands, commendation, cry, eclat, encore,
     hallelujah, hand, handclap, handclapping, hooray, hosanna, hurrah,
     hurray, huzzah, kudos, ovation, paean, plaudit, plaudits,
     popularity, praise, rah, rooting, round, round of applause, shout,
     thunder of applause, yell, yippee
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  APPLAUSE, n.  The echo of a platitude.