賛辞・讃辞|さんじsanji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouneulogy; compliment
   従業員じゅうぎょういんも一緒いっしょに顧客こきゃくからの賛辞さんじの言葉ことばを読よむことができた。↗

   Employees were allowed to share in reading customer compliments.

• Synonym褒め言葉ほめことばNeutralPraising words — the most common choice in everyday speech; colloquial, while 「賛辞」 leans written, seen in speeches and reviews.
• Synonym賞辞しょうじWrittenWords of praise; written in register and rarely used.
• Synonym褒辞ほうじWrittenWords of praise; written, rarely used, with an official-document flavor.
• Related絶賛ぜっさんNeutralRaving praise, as in 「絶賛を浴びる」; even a single person's praise counts, whereas 「賛辞」 is the praising words themselves.
• Related賞詞しょうしFormalA eulogy of commendation, like the wording on award certificates; suited to formal occasions.
• Related讃賞さんしょうWrittenAppreciation or commendation; written prose, rarely used.
• Related頌徳しょうとくWrittenPraising someone's virtues and deeds, as in 「頌徳碑」; written, with an archaic flavor.
• Antonym非難ひなんNeutralAntonym: blame or censure — the opposite of words of praise.
• Antonym批判ひはんNeutralCriticism or judgement; it can be considered commentary, but in the sense of pointing out faults it is the opposite of 「賛辞」.

Use 「賛辞」 for words praising a person or work, as in 「賛辞を贈る」 or 「惜しみない賛辞」. In daily conversation say 「褒め言葉」; for raving praise use 「絶賛」. The opposite is 「非難」.

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1. 人物じんぶつなどを賛美さんびする言葉ことば。オマージュ。