commendable
/kəˈmɛndəbəl/
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obsolete/ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/
commendable adjective: worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
Adjective
commendable (comparative more commendable, superlative most commendable)
- Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
- Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable
In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough?
Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him.
Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he...1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III
- Synonyms:
- estimable, laudable, praiseworthy, admirable, allowable, creditable, glorious, honorable, respectable, reverable
- Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable
commendable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
commendable in Hindi
- worthy of commendation
- सराहनीय sarāhnīya, प्रशंसनीय praśansnīya
commendable in Tamil
- ஆதரிக்கத்தக்க, புகழும்படியான, மெச்சத்தக்க, பாராட்டத்தக்க
commendable in Urdu
- مستحسن
commendable in Bengali
- প্রশংসাযোগ্য, প্রশংসার যোগ্য, প্রশংসিত হওয়ার যোগ্য, অসাধারণ, প্রশংসনীয়, গুণবান
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- commendable in Telugu
- ప్రశంసనీయం
- commendable in Malayalam
- പ്രശംസനീയ praśaṁsanīya
- commendable in Kannada
- ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ, ಹೆಚ್ಚುಹೊಗಳ್ತಕ್ಕ, ಪ್ರಶಂಸನೀಯ
- commendable in Gujarati
- પ્રશંસનીય
- commendable in Odia
- ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀଯ଼ |
Synonyms of commendable
Forms of commendable
| comparative | more commendable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most commendable |
Origin of commendable
From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).
Words formed from commendable
Questions about commendable
- What does commendable mean?
- Commendable means worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
- What is commendable in Hindi?
- Commendable in Hindi is सराहनीय (sarāhnīya), प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya). See Commendable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commendable?
- Commendable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce commendable?
- Commendable is pronounced /kəˈmɛndəbəl/.
Words near commendable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: commendable (page history and authors); commendable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commendable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commendable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commendable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commendable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commendable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commendable (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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