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kudos Definition

ku·dos (kyo̵̅o̅däs′, ko̵̅o̅-; --dōs′)

noun

credit or praise for an achievement; glory; fame: sometimes wrongly taken as a plural (pron. -dōz) of an assumed “kudo”

Etymology: Gr kydos, glory, fame < IE *kud- < base *keu-, to pay attention to, hear

kudos Synonyms

kudos

n.

praise, credit, glory, honor; see honor 1, praise 2.

kudos Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • approval: This is the BBC's cultural channel which is stamped with the kudos of intelligentsia approval.

Converse of object

  • deserve: I believe she deserves kudos for just putting up with some of the drama that comes with her job.
  • earn: She earned further kudos on a school trip to Devon.
  • attach: There's a lot of kudos attached to having a presence on the Web!
  • gain: For him to gain any kudos from the deaths of good men would be loathesome.
  • win: The game starts with you turning up in town, looking to score some races and win some kudos.
  • carry: Being the first sportsman to win a reality TV show carries much kudos.

Adjective modifier

  • huge: The Test team, along with the Live Team, gets a huge kudos from me for that.
  • much: How much kudos is there really in beating Milan's B team or Ajax on an off day?
  • political: They don't feel they will get political kudos out of it.
  • special: This film is outstandingly kitted out in every respect, with special kudos due Abbott's extraordinary editing effort.
  • major: It still works, which is a major kudos to Apple from a PC person.
  • more: More kudos must go to Jack Emery, who played Ralph.

Modifies a noun

  • point: Head to head racing by system link to see who's the fastest driver and who can earn the most kudos points.
  • system: Along the same lines, Bizarre has tweaked the game's kudos system, which rewards players for skillful driving during a race.
  • bath: The stylish built-in rail of the kudos bath screen allows for a towel to be conveniently placed for increased comfort and safety.

Noun used with modifier

  • community: Strong design and high standards are not a luxury to be employed in the hope of awards, accreditations or design community kudos.
  • band: Band kudos: Ghost of the Robot only has about 500 friends on myspace.
  • quot: Quot quot kudos change will open first prize of with many more.
  • playground: Think of the playground kudos a viewing of that would have given me.

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