Kudos Definition And Origin

Kudos n fame renown glory 1799 probably originally in university slang from greek kydos glory fame especially in battle a poetical word found chiefly in the iliad and odyssey century dictionary literally that which is heard of perhaps from pie root keu to see observe perceive in form the word is a greek singular noun but the final s often is mistaken as a plural. How to use kudos in a sentence. The public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position.