Kudos

4 definitions found

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

  Kudos \Ku"dos\ (k[=u]"d[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]
     Glory; fame; renown; praise. --W. H. Russel.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Kudos \Ku"dos\, v. t.
     To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos'd egregiously." [R.]
     --Southey.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kudos
       n : an expression of approval and commendation; "he always
           appreciated praise for his work" [syn: {praise}, {congratulations}]

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

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "kudos":
     acclaim, acclamation, accolade, adulation, apotheosis, applause,
     award, badge, bays, bepraisement, celebrity, character, citation,
     congratulation, decoration, deification, dignity, distinction,
     eclat, eloge, encomium, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation,
     excessive praise, face, fame, famousness, figure, flattery,
     glorification, glory, hero worship, high place, homage, hommage,
     honor, honorable mention, idolatry, idolizing, illustriousness,
     laud, laudation, laurels, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise,
     mention, name, notoriety, notoriousness, overpraise, paean,
     panegyric, plaudits, popularity, position, praise, preeminence,
     prestige, prominence, publicity, rank, reclame, recognition,
     renown, report, reputation, repute, standing, station, stature,
     status, the bubble reputation, tribute, vogue