kudos

4 definitions found

kudos - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kudos \Ku"dos\ (k[=u]"d[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]
     Glory; fame; renown; praise. --W. H. Russel.
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  Kudos \Ku"dos\, v. t.
     To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos'd egregiously." [R.]
     --Southey.
     [1913 Webster]

kudos - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kudos
      n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always
           appreciated praise for his work" [syn: praise,
           congratulations, kudos, extolment]

kudos - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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