Meanings
comparative more laudable · superlative most laudable
- Worthy of being lauded.
laudable motives
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Near-synonym: admirable
laudable actions
laudable ambition
That there is and from time immemorial has been within that part of the parish called Mablethorpe St. Mary's a laudable custom that, if any outdweller take ancient pasture ground, he shall pay a modus of 4d. an acre, and so in proportion, on the 1st of August, in lieu of all manner of tithe; and that if any of the ancient pasture be once ploughed up or meadowed, it shall, when restored to pasture again, pay 4d. the acre in the hands of such outdweller.
1917, The English Reports: Exchequer, page 789Synonyms: commendable, praiseworthy, reverend, admirable, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable
- archaicHealthful; having a disposition to promote healing.
laudable pus
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laudable juices of the body
Synonyms: salubrious, salutary, healthy · Antonyms: unhealthful, noxious, deleterious, unhealthy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWorthy of being lauded.
adjectiveHealthful; having a disposition to promote healing.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveworthy of high praise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinlaudabilis
- Old Frenchlaudable
- Middle Englishlaudable
- Englishlaudable
From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐπαινετός
- ἐπαινετός (epainetós)worthy of being lauded
Bulgarian похвален
- похвален (pohvalen)worthy of being lauded
Catalan lloable
- lloableworthy of being lauded
Chinese Mandarin 值得讚賞的 /值得赞赏的
- 值得讚賞的 /值得赞赏的 (zhídé zànshǎng de)worthy of being lauded
Dutch lovenswaardig, verdienstelijk
- lovenswaardigworthy of being lauded
- verdienstelijkworthy of being lauded
Esperanto laŭdinda, laŭdebla
- laŭdindaworthy of being lauded
- laŭdeblaworthy of being lauded
Finnish kunnioitettava, ansiokas
- kunnioitettavaworthy of being lauded
- ansiokasworthy of being lauded
- kiitettäväworthy of being lauded
French louable
- louableworthy of being lauded
German lobenswert, löblich
- lobenswertworthy of being lauded
- löblichworthy of being lauded
Greek αινετός
- αινετός (ainetós)worthy of being lauded
Hindi प्रशंसनीय, सराहनीय
- प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya)worthy of being lauded
- सराहनीय (sarāhnīya)worthy of being lauded
Hungarian dicséretes, dicséretre méltó
- dicséretesworthy of being lauded
- dicséretre méltóworthy of being lauded
Italian lodabile, lodevole
- lodabileworthy of being lauded
- lodevoleworthy of being lauded
- encomiabileworthy of being lauded
- meritorioworthy of being lauded
- benemeritoworthy of being lauded
- elogiabileworthy of being lauded
Latin laudābilis
- laudābilisworthy of being lauded
Polish godny pochwały
- godny pochwaływorthy of being lauded
Portuguese louvável
- louvávelworthy of being lauded
Romanian lăudabil
- lăudabilworthy of being lauded
Russian похва́льный
- похва́льный (poxválʹnyj)worthy of being lauded
Scottish Gaelic cliùiteach
- cliùiteachworthy of being lauded
Spanish loable, laudable
- loableworthy of being lauded
- laudableworthy of being lauded
- encomiableworthy of being lauded
- beneméritoworthy of being lauded
- elogiableworthy of being lauded
Swedish lovvärd
- lovvärdworthy of being lauded
Ukrainian похва́льний
- похва́льний (poxválʹnyj)worthy of being lauded
Cite this entry
laudable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laudable
“laudable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laudable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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