admirable

English

Etymology

From Middle French admirable, from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈæd.mɚ.ʌˌbl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable)

1. Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.

   It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.

Translations

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

• Bulgarian: възхитителен (bg) (vǎzhititelen)
• Catalan: admirable (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 令人欽佩的 (cmn), 令人钦佩的 (cmn) (lìng rén qīnpèi de), 令人讚美的 (cmn), 令人赞美的 (cmn) (lìng rén zànměi de)

• Czech: obdivuhodný (cs)
• Danish: beundringsværdig (da)
• Dutch: bewonderenswaardig (nl)
• Esperanto: admirinda (eo)
• Finnish: ihailtava (fi)
• French: admirable (fr)

• German: bewundernswert (de)
• Icelandic: aðdáanlegur (is)
• Japanese: 立派 (ja) (りっぱな, rippa na), 見事な (ja) (みごとな, migoto na), 感心な (ja) (かんしんな, kanshin na)
• Korean: 칭찬할 만한 (ko), 감탄할 만한 (ko), 기특한 (ko)
• Maori: kairangaitra (mi)
• Occitan: admirable (oc)
• Portuguese: admirável (pt)
• Romanian: admirabil (ro)
• Russian: восхитительный (ru) (vosxitítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: admirable (es), loable (es)

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aβɫə

Adjective

admirable m, f (masculine and feminine plural admirables)

1. admirable

Derived terms

• admirablement

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ad.mi.ʁabl/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

admirable (masculine and feminine, plural admirables)

1. admirable

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Middle French

Adjective

admirable m and f (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Descendants

• admirable

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Adjective

admirable m and f (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Related terms

• admirar
• admiración