commendable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈmɛndəbəl/ UK /kəˈmɛndəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving praise or approval

She showed commendable patience during the long negotiation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving praise or approval praiseworthy admirable laudable meritorious creditable estimable

Opposites

blameworthy reprehensible deplorable contemptible

Word family

Derived forms commendablycommendableness

Related forms commend commendation recommend

Etymology

From Latin commendabilis ('praiseworthy'), from commendare ('to commit, entrust, praise'), from com- (intensive) + mandare ('to entrust'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give').

commendabilis Latin mandare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# commendable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɛndəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈmɛndəbəl/

## Meanings
1. deserving praise or approval

## Examples
- She showed commendable patience during the long negotiation.

## Synonyms
- praiseworthy
- admirable
- laudable
- meritorious
- creditable
- estimable

## Antonyms
- blameworthy
- reprehensible
- deplorable
- contemptible

## Derived Forms
- commendably
- commendableness

## Related Forms
- commend
- commendation
- recommend

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commendabilis
- Root: mandare

## Etymology
From Latin commendabilis ('praiseworthy'), from commendare ('to commit, entrust, praise'), from com- (intensive) + mandare ('to entrust'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Commendable is from Latin commendabilis ('praiseworthy'), from commendare ('to commit, entrust, praise'), from com- (intensive) + mandare ('to entrust'), from manus ('hand') + dare ('to give'). In present-day use, it means deserving praise or approval. Derived formations include commendably and commendableness. Related vocabulary includes commend, commendation, and recommend.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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