laudable
UK/ˈlɔːdəbəl/
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Australia/ˈloːdəbəl/
laudable adjective: worthy of being lauded.
Adjective
laudable (comparative more laudable, superlative most laudable)
- Worthy of being lauded.
- Near-synonym: admirable
- laudable motives
- Synonyms:
- commendable, praiseworthy, reverend, admirable, allowable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, respectable
- Healthful; having a disposition to promote healing.
- laudable juices of the body
- laudable pus
- Synonyms:
- salubrious, salutary, healthy
- Antonyms:
- unhealthful, noxious, deleterious, unhealthy
laudable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
laudable in Hindi
- worthy of being lauded
- प्रशंसनीय praśansnīya, सराहनीय sarāhnīya
laudable in Tamil
- பாராட்டத்தக்க, புகழத்தக்க, மெச்சும்படி, நலநிலை, பாராட்டத் தக்க
laudable in Marathi
- laudable, commendable, praiseworthy
- प्रशंसनीय praśausanīya
laudable in Urdu
- laudable, meritorious
- پنیہ punya
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- laudable in Bengali
- প্রশংসার যোগ্য, প্রশংসনীয়
- laudable in Malayalam
- സ്തുത്യർഹമായ, ശ്ലാഘ്യമായ, ശ്ലാഘനീയമായ, കീർത്തനീയ
- laudable in Kannada
- ಹೊಗಳತಕ್ಕ, ಮೆಚ್ಚತಕ್ಕ, ಪ್ರಶಂಸನೀಯ, ಮೆಚ್ಚಬೇಕಾದ
- laudable in Sanskrit
- ईड्य īḍya
Synonyms of laudable
- commendable
- praiseworthy
- reverend
- admirable
- creditable
- estimable
- glorious
- honorable
- respectable
- reverable
Antonyms
Forms of laudable
| comparative | more laudable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most laudable |
Origin of laudable
From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
Words formed from laudable
Questions about laudable
- What does laudable mean?
- Laudable means worthy of being lauded.
- What is laudable in Hindi?
- Laudable in Hindi is प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya), सराहनीय (sarāhnīya). See Laudable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is laudable?
- Laudable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce laudable?
- Laudable is pronounced /ˈlɔːdəbəl/ (UK).
Words near laudable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: laudable (page history and authors); laudable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रशंसनीय (Marathi) (page history and authors); پنیہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); laudable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laudable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); laudable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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