different between kudos vs criticism

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kju?d?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ku?.do?z/, /?ku?.do?s/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ????? (kûdos, “praise, renown”).

Noun

kudos (uncountable)

1. Praise; accolades.
   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "1 Night in Gottlieb" (season 1, episode 2):

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Pat, I gotta tell you, you did a lot of things right with this lunch?kudos. You got back quickly, you showed initiative, and, best of all, you left plenty of room for improvement.
2. Credit for one's achievements.

Usage notes

• The noun kudos was originally a mass noun, but in American English is now sometimes treated as a plural noun, either as a plurale tantum, or as the plural of a new noun kudo, contrary to the original Greek ????? (kûdos), which is a singular noun. The American pronunciation implies this plural usage, which many authorities nevertheless consider erroneous.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

kudos

1. plural of kudo Note that 'kudo' is itself a backformation from kudos under the (mistaken) idea that kudos, because it ends in the letter 's', is a plural.

Finnish

Etymology

kutoa (“to weave”) +? -os

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kudos/, [?kudo?s?]
• Rhymes: -udos
• Syllabification: ku?dos

Noun

kudos

1. (textiles) fabric (texture of a cloth)
2. woven fabric; that which has been woven
3. (biology) tissue (group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job)

Declension

Compounds

• aivokudos
• arpikudos
• ihokudos
• ihonalaiskudos
• kudoksensiirto
• kudosvaurio
• sidekudos

Related terms

• kudonnainen
• kudonta
• kutoa

English

Etymology

critic +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??t?s?z?m/
• Hyphenation: crit?i?cism

Noun

criticism (countable and uncountable, plural criticisms)

1. (uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

   The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.
2. (countable) A critical observation or detailed examination and review.

   The politician received several detailed criticisms of his stance on the issue.

   Synonyms: critique, animadversion, censure

Derived terms

Related terms

• critic
• criticise
• critical

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “criticism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• criticism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• "criticism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 84.

Romanian

Etymology

From French criticisme

Noun

criticism n (uncountable)

1. criticism

Declension