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laudable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈlɔːdəbl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Worthy of being lauded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: admirable
  • laudable motives
  • laudable actions
  • laudable ambition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commendable, praiseworthy, reverend, admirable, allowable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, laudable, respectable, reverable, valuable, venerable, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Healthful; having a disposition to promote healing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • laudable juices of the body
  • laudable pus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salubrious, salutary, healthy

Antonyms: unhealthful, noxious, deleterious, unhealthy

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

worthy of high praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • applaudable efforts to save the environment
  • a commendable sense of purpose
  • laudable motives of improving housing conditions
  • a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: пахва́льны (paxválʹny) — worthy of being lauded
  • Bulgarian: похвален (pohvalen) — worthy of being lauded
  • Catalan: lloable — worthy of being lauded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 值得讚賞的 /值得赞赏的 (zhídé zànshǎng de) — worthy of being lauded
  • Dutch: lovenswaardig — worthy of being lauded
  • Dutch: verdienstelijk — worthy of being lauded
  • Esperanto: laŭdinda — worthy of being lauded
  • Esperanto: laŭdebla — worthy of being lauded
  • Finnish: kunnioitettava — worthy of being lauded
  • Finnish: ansiokas — worthy of being lauded
  • Finnish: kiitettävä — worthy of being lauded
  • French: louable — worthy of being lauded
  • Galician: loable — worthy of being lauded
  • German: lobenswert — worthy of being lauded
  • German: löblich — worthy of being lauded
  • Greek: αινετός (ainetós) — worthy of being lauded
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπαινετός (epainetós) — worthy of being lauded
  • Hindi: प्रशंसनीय (praśansnīya) — worthy of being lauded
  • Hindi: सराहनीय (sarāhnīya) — worthy of being lauded
  • Hungarian: dicséretes — worthy of being lauded
  • Hungarian: dicséretre méltó — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: lodabile — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: lodevole — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: encomiabile — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: meritorio — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: benemerito — worthy of being lauded
  • Italian: elogiabile — worthy of being lauded
  • Latin: laudābilis — worthy of being lauded
  • Macedonian: по́фален (pófalen) — worthy of being lauded
  • Macedonian: у́бав (úbav) — worthy of being lauded
  • Polish: godny pochwały — worthy of being lauded
  • Portuguese: louvável — worthy of being lauded
  • Romanian: lăudabil — worthy of being lauded
  • Russian: похва́льный (poxválʹnyj) — worthy of being lauded
  • Sanskrit: ईड्य (īḍya) — worthy of being lauded
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach — worthy of being lauded
  • Serbo-Croatian: хвале вредан (hvale vredan) — worthy of being lauded
  • Serbo-Croatian: за похвалу (za pohvalu) — worthy of being lauded
  • Spanish: loable — worthy of being lauded
  • Spanish: laudable — worthy of being lauded
  • Spanish: encomiable — worthy of being lauded
  • Spanish: benemérito — worthy of being lauded
  • Spanish: elogiable — worthy of being lauded
  • Swedish: lovvärd — worthy of being lauded
  • Ottoman Turkish: ستوده (sütude) — worthy of being lauded
  • Ottoman Turkish: مندوب (mendub) — worthy of being lauded
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبرور (mebrur) — worthy of being lauded
  • Ukrainian: похва́льний (poxválʹnyj) — worthy of being lauded