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Vaunted vs Accolade - What's the difference?

vaunted | accolade |

As verbs the difference between vaunted and accolade

is that vaunted is (vaunt) while accolade is to embrace or kiss in salutation.

As an adjective vaunted

is highly or widely praised or boasted about.

As a noun accolade is

an expression of approval; praise.

vaunted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly or widely praised or boasted about.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (vaunt)

    • accolade

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression of approval; praise.
  • A special acknowledgment; an award.
  • An embrace of greeting or salutation.
  • (historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
  • (music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
  • (US, military) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by personnel who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. Service of civilians who died overseas or as a result of injury or disease contracted while serving in a civilian capacity with the United States Armed Forces during the dates and/or in areas prescribed is in like manner recognized.

    • Synonyms

    * (expression of approval or praise) panegyric

    Related terms

    * collar

    References

    * (4) http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/dictionary/a.htm
  • accolade

    • Verb

    (accolad)
  • To embrace or kiss in salutation.
  • (historical) To confer a knighthood on.
  • To confer praise or awards on.
    • an accoladed novel
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