laudable

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English

Etymology

From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔːdəbl/
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Adjective

laudable (comparative more laudable, superlative most laudable)

  1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable
    laudable motives
    laudable actions
    laudable ambition
    • 1917, The English Reports: Exchequer, page 789:
      That there is and from time immemorial has been within that part of the parish called Mablethorpe St. Mary's a laudable custom that, if any outdweller take ancient pasture ground, he shall pay a modus of 4d. an acre, and so in proportion, on the 1st of August, in lieu of all manner of tithe; and that if any of the ancient pasture be once ploughed up or meadowed, it shall, when restored to pasture again, pay 4d. the acre in the hands of such outdweller.
  2. Healthy; salubrious; having a disposition to promote healing
    Antonym: noxious
    laudable juices of the body
    laudable pus

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laudābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lauˈdable/
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: lau‧da‧ble

Adjective

laudable m or f (masculine and feminine plural laudables)

  1. praiseworthy

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