Accolade

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: सम्मान (sammaan) – An award or special recognition given to honor achievement.

Pronunciation

[ak-uh-leyd]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Award – पुरस्कार (puraskaar)
Honor – सम्मान (sammaan)

Related Words

Recognition – मान्यता (maanyata)
Achievement – उपलब्धि (uplabdhi)

Word Origin

“Accolade” ka origin French aur Latin mein hai, jahan yeh “acolada” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “to embrace or award”.

Word Family

Noun: Accolade – सम्मान (sammaan)

Verb: Accolade (rare) – सम्मान देना (sammaan dena)

Usage Examples

1. Uski kaavya rachna ke liye usse accolade diya gaya.

– He received an accolade for his poetry composition.

2. Ye film industry mein sabse bada accolade mana jata hai.

– This is considered the highest accolade in the film industry.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein, accolade award ya samman ke roop mein diya jata hai, jaise ki Padma Awards ya Filmfare Awards, jo alag-alag shetron mein uplabdhiyaan mana jata hai.

In Context

“Accolade” shabd aajkal achievements aur awards ke context mein bahut common hai, jaise ki movies, academic fields aur sports mein.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Accolade” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Award (पुरस्कार)

Refusal (अस्वीकृति)

Advice (सलाह)

Criticism (आलोचना)

‘Award’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accolade ka matlab hai samman ya award dena.

“Accolade” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

German (जर्मन)

Greek (ग्रीक)

Spanish (स्पैनिश)

French (फ्रेंच)

‘French’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accolade French shabd “acolada” se aaya hai, jo honor ya award dena ka matlab deta hai.

Accolade ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Honor (सम्मान)

Award (पुरस्कार)

Praise (तारीफ)

Criticism (आलोचना)

‘Criticism’ sahi jawab hai kyunki accolade ek positive recognition hai, jabki criticism ka matlab negative feedback hai.