English → Latin
“applause” in Latin
plaudōto strike, beat, clap; to applaud; to clap one's hands in token of approbation; to approveacclāmātiōacclamationclāmora shout, shouting; an acclamation, applause; a clamor, cry, outcry, protestlauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendationlaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
The English word applause itself goes back to Latin plaudō, through applausus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
applause
plausus (applause manifested by clapping hands): acclamatio, clamores (applause manifested by cheers, etc.; acclamatio especially of the people greeting a favorite, in. the historians; for in Cic., it is a cry of disapprobation). (The words are found in this connection and order), plausus clamoresque: laus, laudes (praise). To receive any body or anything with applause, probare aliquem or aliquidapprobare, comprobare aliquid (approve of): landare aliquem or aliquid (praise). (The words are found in this connection and order), laudare et comprobare aliquid; alicui applaudere: plausum alicui dare or impertire: applaudere et approbare aliquem or aliquid: plausu, plausu et clamore prosequi aliquid. To receive or greet anybody with clamorous applause, clamore et vocibus alicui astrepere: anything, magno clamore approbare aliquid. With or amid loud applause, cum plausibus clamoribusque. To court applause, laudem venari; assensionem captare. Amid the applause of the whole province, plaudente tota provincia. A murmur of applause, admurmuratio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for applause?
- The usual Latin words for “applause” are plaudō, acclāmātiō, clāmor; also laus, laudō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.