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Accolades vs Acclaim - What's the difference?

accolades | acclaim |

As nouns the difference between accolades and acclaim

is that accolades is while acclaim is (poetic) an acclamation; a shout of applause.

As verbs the difference between accolades and acclaim

is that accolades is (accolade) while acclaim is (archaic|transitive) to shout; to call out.

accolades

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (accolade)
    • ----

    acclaim

    English

    Etymology 1

    * First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud) First attested in the 1630's. * From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To shout; to call out.
  • To shout approval; to express great approval.
  • * 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
  • *:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
  • (rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
  • * A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
  • (obsolete) To claim.
  • To declare by acclamations.
  • * While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
  • (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
    • Derived terms
    * acclaimable * acclaimer
    Related terms
    * acclamation * acclamatory

    Etymology 2

    * First attested in 1667.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
  • (obsolete) A claim.
    • Synonyms
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    Anagrams

    * English words prefixed with ad-