laudable

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laudable

/ˈlɔːdəbəl/ Northern England, UK, Wales
/ˈloːdəbəl/ Australia, British, New Zealand
/ˈlɔdəbəl/ US
/ˈlɑdəbəl/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈlɔdəbəl/ Scotland

Where it comes from

From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.

adjective more laudable · most laudable

Worthy of being lauded. Near-synonym: admirable
Similar: commendable, praiseworthy, reverend, admirable, allowable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, laudable, respectable, reverable
archaic Healthful; having a disposition to promote healing. laudable juices of the body
Similar: salubrious, salutary, healthy · Opposite: unhealthful, noxious, deleterious, unhealthy

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adj worthy of being lauded

Español	loable, laudable, encomiable, benemérito, elogiable
中文	值得讚賞的 /值得赞赏的 zhídé zànshǎng de
हिन्दी	प्रशंसनीय praśansnīya, सराहनीय sarāhnīya
Português	louvável
Français	louable
Deutsch	lobenswert, löblich
Italiano	lodabile, lodevole, encomiabile, meritorio, benemerito, elogiabile
Ελληνικά	αινετός ainetós
Română	lăudabil
Русский	похва́льный poxválʹnyj

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@misc{laudable_2026,
  title = {laudable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laudable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}