adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- laudatory verses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
laudatory
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈlɔːdətɹi/
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CMU ARPABET: L AO1 D AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
full of or giving praise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a laudatory remark
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: praiseful, praising
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: lovend — of or pertaining to praise
- Dutch: prijzend — of or pertaining to praise
- Finnish: ylistys- — of or pertaining to praise
- Finnish: ylistävä — of or pertaining to praise
- French: élogieux — of or pertaining to praise
- French: laudatif — of or pertaining to praise
- French: laudateur — of or pertaining to praise
- German: lobend — of or pertaining to praise
- Greek: επαινετικός (epainetikós) — of or pertaining to praise
- Greek: εγκωμιαστικός (egkomiastikós) — of or pertaining to praise
- Polish: pochwalny — of or pertaining to praise
- Russian: хвале́бный (xvalébnyj) — of or pertaining to praise
- Russian: похва́льный (poxválʹnyj) — of or pertaining to praise
- Spanish: laudatorio — of or pertaining to praise