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- [lawd]
- /lɔd/
- /lɔːd/
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- [lawd]
- /lɔd/
Definitions of laud word
- verb with object laud to praise; extol. 1
- noun laud William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason. 1
- noun laud Praise. 1
- transitive verb laud praise 1
- verb laud If people laud someone, they praise and admire them. 0
- verb laud to praise or glorify 0
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Origin of laud
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English lauden < Latin laudāre to praise, derivative of laus (stem laud-) praise; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural) < Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus praise
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Parts of speech for Laud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
laud popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
laud usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laud
verb laud
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- revere — to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.
- commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- adore — If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
noun laud
- unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- kudo — honor; glory; acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed.
- eyewash — Cleansing solution for a person’s eye.
- flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
- lionization — to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
Antonyms for laud
verb laud
- abhor — If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- detest — If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
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