adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Worthy of being lauded.

   "Near-synonym: admirable"

2. 2
   Healthful; having a disposition to promote healing. archaic

   "laudable juices of the body"

Adjective

1. 1
   worthy of high praise wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

praiseworthyadmirableadmirableadvantageousallowableapplaudable

Antonyms

All antonyms

deleteriousnoxiousunhealthfulunhealthy

Example

More examples

"The most laudable way of acquiring books is by writing them yourself."

Etymology

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

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