creditable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkrɛdətəbəl/ UK /ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving credit or praise; reasonably good

She gave a creditable performance despite little rehearsal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving credit or praise;... praiseworthy commendable laudable respectable admirable worthy

Opposites

discreditable shameful blameworthy

Word family

Forms creditably

Derived forms creditablycreditableness

Related forms credit credo credence creditor

Etymology

From 'credit' + the suffix '-able'; 'credit' comes from Latin 'crēditum' ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, entrust').

crēditum Latin crēdere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# creditable

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

## Meanings
1. deserving credit or praise; reasonably good

## Examples
- She gave a creditable performance despite little rehearsal.

## Synonyms
- praiseworthy
- commendable
- laudable
- respectable
- admirable
- worthy

## Antonyms
- discreditable
- shameful
- blameworthy

## Derived Forms
- creditably
- creditableness

## Related Forms
- credit
- credo
- credence
- creditor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crēditum
- Root: crēdere

## Etymology
From 'credit' + the suffix '-able'; 'credit' comes from Latin 'crēditum' ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, entrust').

## AI Etymology
Creditable comes from 'credit' + the suffix '-able'; 'credit' comes from Latin 'crēditum' ('a loan, thing entrusted'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe, entrust'). The historical trail runs through Latin crēditum and Latin crēdere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means deserving credit or praise; reasonably good. Derived formations include creditably, creditableness; related forms include credit, credo, credence, creditor.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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