laudable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
laudable (comparative more laudable, superlative most laudable)
- Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable
- laudable motives
- laudable actions
- laudable ambition
- Healthy; salubrious; having a disposition to promote healing
- Antonym: noxious
- laudable juices of the body
- laudable pus
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
worthy of being lauded
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References edit
- “laudable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “laudable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin laudābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
laudable m or f (masculine and feminine plural laudables)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “laudable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014