admirable
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French admirable, from Latin admirābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable)
- Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
- It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.
- 1946 July and August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 213:
- The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.
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Translations edit
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.miˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [am.miˈɾa.ble]
- Rhymes: -ablə, -able
Adjective edit
admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables)
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Further reading edit
- “admirable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “admirable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “admirable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “admirable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French admirable, borrowed from Latin admirābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
admirable (plural admirables)
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Further reading edit
- “admirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.
Adjective edit
admirable m or f (plural admirables)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “admirable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.
Adjective edit
admirable m or f (plural admirables)
Descendants edit
- French: admirable
Scots edit
Adjective edit
admirable (comparative mair admirable, superlative maist admirable)
References edit
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /admiˈɾable/ [að̞.miˈɾa.β̞le]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: ad‧mi‧ra‧ble
Adjective edit
admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “admirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014