laudable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɔdəbəl/ UK /ˈlɔːdəbl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving praise and commendation

Her efforts to reduce waste were entirely laudable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving praise and... praiseworthy commendable admirable meritorious creditable estimable

Opposites

blameworthy contemptible reprehensible deplorable

Word family

Forms laudably

Derived forms laudablylaudablenesslaudability

Related forms laud laudatorylaudationapplaud

Etymology

From Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise').

laudābilis Latin laudāre Latin laus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# laudable

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

## Meanings
1. deserving praise and commendation

## Examples
- Her efforts to reduce waste were entirely laudable.

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

## Antonyms
- blameworthy
- contemptible
- reprehensible
- deplorable

## Derived Forms
- laudably
- laudableness
- laudability

## Related Forms
- laud
- laudatory
- laudation
- applaud

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: laudābilis
- Root: laudāre
- Root: laus

## Etymology
From Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise').

## AI Etymology
Laudable comes from Latin laudābilis ('praiseworthy'), from laudāre ('to praise'), from laus, laudis ('praise'). The historical trail runs through Latin laudābilis, Latin laudāre and Latin laus. In modern use it means deserving praise and commendation. Derived formations include laudably, laudableness, laudability; related forms include laud, laudatory, laudation, applaud.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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