What does adulation mean?
Word: Adulation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Adulation means a great deal of admiration and praise, often more than is really deserved.
Synonyms: admiration, flattery
Antonyms: contempt
How do you spell adulation?
Syllables: ad - u - la - tion
Tricky part: Only one l stands in the middle of the word, so adullation is wrong.
Watch out for: adullation, adulatoin
Memory tip: Adulation is one long cheer from a crowd: one cheer, one l.
Adulation in a sentence
Example 1: After winning gold, the swimmer enjoyed a week of adulation in her home town.
Example 2: Teenage fans greeted the band with wild adulation at the airport.
Example 3: My little brother's adulation of his football coach makes us all smile.
Fun Fact
The Latin verb behind it, adulari, meant to fawn on someone, and some scholars link it to the way a dog wags its tail to please.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word adulation as used in the sentence:
The young cricketer met the adulation of the crowd with a shy smile.
a) attention
b) surprise
c) scorn
d) applause
Show answer
c) scorn. Scorn shows that you think someone is worthless, the reverse of heaped-up praise.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
ad_l_tion
a) u, a
b) u, e
c) a, a
d) o, a
Show answer
a) u, a. A u comes after the d, and the long vowel after the l is a plain a.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The singer was uneasy with the addulation of her young fans and politely asked them to listen to the music instead of shouting her name.
a) uneasy
b) shouting
c) politely
d) addulation
Show answer
d) addulation. A single d follows the opening a.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. popularity 2. fondness 3. adulasion 4. applause
a) the state of being liked by many people
b) starry-eyed devotion shown to a famous person
c) clapping to show that you enjoyed something
d) a warm liking for someone
Show answer
b) starry-eyed devotion shown to a famous person. The sh sound here is spelt ti, as in nation; applause, fondness and popularity are correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A coach warns a rising star not to let adulation go to her head. What is his concern?
a) that she will grow too tired to train
b) that the crowd will stop coming
c) that praise will make her careless
d) that her kit will not arrive in time
Show answer
c) that praise will make her careless
2. Which headline suggests adulation?
a) Champion's match delayed by rain
b) Thousands chant the champion's name
c) Champion to visit two schools soon
d) Champion changes coach after talks
Show answer
b) Thousands chant the champion's name
