noun kudos Praise and honor received for an achievement.Some usage guides warn against using them. This singular form has developed the meanings “honor” and “statement of praise, accolade.” Both the singular form kudo and kudos as a plural are today most common in journalistic writing. noun kudos k-ds ky-, -ds Synonyms of kudos 1 : praise given for achievement 2 : fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement : prestige Did you know Deriving from Greek, kudos entered English as slang popular at British universities in the 19th century. Kudos is often used, as in these examples, in contexts that do not clearly indicate whether it is singular or plural and because it ends in -s, the marker of regular plurals in English, kudos has come to be widely regarded and used as a plural noun meaning “accolades” rather than as a singular mass noun meaning “honor or glory.” The singular form kudo has been produced from kudos by back formation, the same process that gave us the singular pea from pease, originally both singular and plural, sherry from Xeres (an earlier spelling of the Spanish city Jerez), and cherry from the French singular noun cherise. noun kudos In the 19th century, kudos1 entered English as a singular noun, a transliteration of a Greek singular noun kŷdos meaning “praise or renown.” It was at first used largely in academic circles, but it gained wider currency in the 1920s in journalistic use, particularly in headlines: Playwright receives kudos.
noun plural kudos a statement of praise or approval accolade compliment: one kudo after another.31 25 Advertisement The test team, along with the live team, gets a huge kudos from me for that. 34 28 They don't feel they will get political kudos out of it. 14 6 She earned further kudos on a school trip to Detroit. noun plural kudos honor glory acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed. There was some kudos attached to the title, as the skills, knowledge and expertise were quite limited and restricted to a relatively small number of specialists. Kudos is defined as 'praise, respect, and honor to the ultimate winner and highest achiever'.
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