approbation
Plural: approbations
Noun
- official approval
- official recognition or approval
- The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
Origin / Etymology
From late Middle English approbacioun, from Old French approbacion (French approbation), from Latin approbatio, from approbare (“to assent to as good, approve, also show to be good, confirm”), from ad (“to”) + probare (“approve, commend”), from probus (“good”).
Synonyms
accolade, approbation, approval, attaboy, commendation, compliment, concurrence, congratulation, consent, douceur, encomium, encouragement, laudation, laudits, liking, praise, props, sanction, tout
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
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