applause
noun
[ əˈplɔːz ]
• approval or praise expressed by clapping.
• "they gave him a round of applause"
Similar:
clapping,
handclapping,
cheering,
whistling,
(standing) ovation,
acclamation,
cheers,
whistles,
bravos,
curtain calls,
encores,
Opposite:
booing,
hissing,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin applausus, from the verb applaudere (see applaud).
