praiseworthy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled praise-worthy US /ˈpreɪzˌwɜrði/ UK /ˈpreɪzˌwɜːði/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj deserving approval and admiration Her efforts to help refugees were truly praiseworthy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · deserving approval and... commendablelaudableadmirablecreditablemeritoriousexemplaryestimable ↔ Opposites blameworthycontemptiblereprehensible Word family Derived forms praiseworthiness Related forms praiseworthyworth Etymology AI details A compound of praise + worthy. Praise derives from Old French preisier ('to value, prize'), from Late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ('price, value'). preisier Old French pretium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # praiseworthy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpreɪzˌwɜrði/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpreɪzˌwɜːði/ ## Meanings 1. deserving approval and admiration ## Examples - Her efforts to help refugees were truly praiseworthy. ## Synonyms - commendable - laudable - admirable - creditable - meritorious - exemplary - estimable ## Antonyms - blameworthy - contemptible - reprehensible ## Derived Forms - praiseworthiness ## Related Forms - praise - worthy - worth ## Roots and Affixes - Root: preisier - Root: pretium - Affix: -worthy - deserving of ## Etymology A compound of praise + worthy. Praise derives from Old French preisier ('to value, prize'), from Late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ('price, value'). ## AI Etymology Praiseworthy is a compound of praise + worthy. Praise derives from Old French preisier ('to value, prize'), from Late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ('price, value'). In present-day use, it means deserving approval and admiration. Derived formations include praiseworthiness. Related vocabulary includes praise, worthy, and worth. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown