Definition
Praise, awards, or honors given to someone for achievement or excellence.
Etymology
From French 'accolade' (an embrace), from Italian 'accollata,' from 'a-' (to) plus 'collo' (neck). Originally a physical embrace as a greeting or honor, it evolved to mean any praise or recognition.
Kelly Says
Accolades literally started as a shoulder-hug or neck-embrace in medieval times—when you wanted to honor someone, you hugged them! Now we use the word for all kinds of praise, but the physical warmth is baked right into its history.
Translations
ARالعربية
الجوائز
al-jaw-a-iz
CACatalà
reconeixements
re-ko-ne-i-ments
CSČeština
ocelení
oh-cheh-len-ee
DEDeutsch
Ehrenzeichen
ay-ren-tsigh-en
ELΕλληνικά
εύημερές
ef-oo-me-res
ESEspañol
premios
pre-mee-ohs
FISuomi
kunnianosoituksia
kun-nia-no-soi-toi-ksia
FRFrançais
hommages
oh-ma-zh
HIहिन्दी
पुरस्कार
pur-skar
HUMagyar
elismerések
e-lis-mer-es-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghargaan
pen-ghar-gaan
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយសំរាប
pr-ak-bap-doh-sam-ra-ap
MSBahasa Melayu
penghargaan
pen-ghar-gaan
NLNederlands
erkenningen
er-ken-nin-gen
PLPolski
oklaski
ok-las-kee
PTPortuguês
premiações
pre-mee-ah-soes
RORomână
distincții
dis-tin-k-tee
RUРусский
почести
po-cheh-sti
SVSvenska
hyllningar
hyl-lin-gar
TAதமிழ்
விருதுகள்
vi-ru-thuk-kal
TEతెలుగు
పురస్కారాలు
pu-rus-ka-ra-alu
THไทย
การยกย่อง
gan-yok-yòong
TRTürkçe
ödüller
oh-dül-ler
UKУкраїнська
пошанування
po-sha-nu-van-nya
VITiếng Việt
khen ngợi
khen ngoi
ZUZU
sithunziwe
si-thuhn-zee-weh