admirable
/ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/
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nonstandard/ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.bəl/
admirable adjective: deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
Adjective
admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable)
- Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
- It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.
- The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.1946 July and August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 213
- Synonyms:
- laudable, praiseworthy, reverend, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, respectable
- Good or heroic.
- The act of putting out the burning fires was admirable.
Noun
admirable (plural admirables)
admirable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
admirable in Hindi
- deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
- प्रशंसनीय praśansnīya, सराहनीय sarāhnīya
admirable in Tamil
- அரிய, ஏற்றத்தக்க, போற்றத்தக்க, போற்றும்படியான, மெச்சத்தக்க, வியக்கத்தக்க
admirable in Urdu
- admirable
- خوب xūb
admirable in Bengali
- প্রশংসনীয়
More languagesFewer languages
- admirable in Malayalam
- പ്രശംസനീയ praśaṁsanīya, ആരാധ്യ ārādhya
- admirable in Kannada
- ಮೆಚ್ಚತಕ್ಕ
- admirable in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾਯੋਗ
- admirable in Odia
- ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀଯ଼
- admirable in Arabic
- جَدِير بِالْإِعْجَاب jadīr bi-l-ʔiʕjāb
Examples of admirable in a sentence
- Although severely provoked, she showed admirable restraint in not retaliating.
- His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
- He was an old man, I guess over sixty-six, and an admirable algebrician.
Synonyms of admirable
Forms of admirable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more admirable |
| superlative | most admirable |
| Noun | |
| plural | admirables |
Origin of admirable
From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire + -able.
Words formed from admirable
Questions about admirable
- What does admirable mean?
- Admirable means deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
- What is admirable in Hindi?
- Admirable in Hindi is प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya), सराहनीय (sarāhnīya). See Admirable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is admirable?
- Admirable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce admirable?
- Admirable is pronounced /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/.
Words near admirable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: admirable (page history and authors); admirable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); خوب (Urdu) (page history and authors); admirable (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); admirable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); admirable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); admirable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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