kudos
pronunciation
How to pronounce kudos in British English:
UK [ˈkju:dɒs]
How to pronounce kudos in American English:
US [ˈkudɑs]
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- Noun:
- an expression of approval and commendation
Word Origin
- kudos (n.)
- "fame, renown," 1799, probably originally in university slang, from Greek kydos "glory, fame," especially in battle, literally "that which is heard of," from PIE root *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (see caveat). A singular noun in Greek, but the final -s often is mistaken as a plural suffix in English, leading to the barbarous back-formation kudo (attested by 1936).
Example
- 1. It is a title that carries little kudos .
- 2. I believed that I would win kudos for my contrarian view when the bubble burst .
- 3. In retrospect it is clear the country was living in a bubble of hubris and unearned kudos .
- 4. Watching today 's campaign against libya 's colonel muammar qaddafi , who earned kudos and forgiveness in 2003 for forsaking nefarious nuclear ambitions , must have made kim jong il and his sidekicks even more determined to cling on to-and enhance-their putative nuclear deterrent .
- 5. This has enhanced not only the kudos of distance learning but also its familiarity .