admirable

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #10814

Meanings

1

adj
Deserving respect and approval.

The captain showed many admirable qualities, including generosity and courage.

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Synonyms

1 adj · deserving respect and... commendable creditable estimable laudable praiseworthy honorable

Word family

Derived forms admirablenessadmirablynonadmirablesuperadmirableunadmirable

Etymology

From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire + -able.

admyrable Middle English admirable Middle French admirābilis Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# admirable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/
**Frequency rank:** 10814

## Meanings
1. Deserving respect and approval.

## Examples
- The captain showed many admirable qualities, including generosity and courage.

## Derived Forms
- admirableness
- admirably
- nonadmirable
- superadmirable
- unadmirable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: admyrable
- Root: admirable
- Root: admirābilis

## Etymology
From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire + -able.

## AI Etymology
Admirable is from Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire plus -able. The suffix -able or -ible gives the formation a passive or potential value, marking something capable of being, suitable for being, or worthy of the action named by admire. In use as an adjective, admirable denotes deserving respect and approval. The same word family continues in derived forms such as admirableness, admirably, nonadmirable, and superadmirable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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