Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "applause" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

perform

Derived Terms

applausable applause-worthy applauseful applauseless applauselike applauseometer round of applause self-applause

Etymologically Related To

applaud

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

approbation approval commendation praise

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

ovation standing ovation

Type Of (IsA)

approval human activity intelligent agent activity moving both arms physical contact making event physical information transfer social activity voluntary body movement

Parts (Meronyms)

bravo cheer cheer on cheering hosanna huzzah zaghrata

Part Of

ovation

Related Terms

acclamation applaud applauding approbation commendation huzza

Synonym Network

acclaim praise

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.