acclaimed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkleɪmd/

Adjective

acclaimed (comparative more acclaimed, superlative most acclaimed)

1. Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

   Many critically acclaimed novels are not commercially successful.

   She's an acclaimed writer, her books are bestsellers before they are published.

   • 2010, John Ferling, John Adams: A Life, page 446:

     Franklin the scientist, inventor, and exponent of thrift and hard work, the very embodiment of the native religion of upward mobility, may have been even more acclaimed than in his own time.

Translations

greatly praised

• Czech: uznávaný (cs)
• German: bejubelt (de), gefeiert (de)
• Maori: taiea
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: aclamado (pt)
• Turkish: alkışlanan, tezahür edilen

Verb

acclaimed

1. simple past and past participle of acclaim