commendable

English

Etymology

From Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).

Adjective

commendable (comparative more commendable, superlative most commendable)

1. Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious.

Translations

worthy of commendation

• Bulgarian: препоръчителен (bg) (preporǎčitelen), похвален (bg) (pohvalen)
• German: anerkennenswert (de), empfehlenswert (de), lobenswert (de), löblich (de), rühmenswert (de), vorbildlich (de)
• Romanian: lăudabil (ro), elogiabil (ro), recomandabil (ro)

• Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach (gd)
• Spanish: alabable (es), loable (es), encomiable (es)
• Turkish: methedilmeye layık (tr), övülmeye değer (tr), beğenilir (tr), önerilir (tr), tavsiye edilir (tr)

Related terms

• commend
• commendation
• commendatory

See also

• commandable

External links

• commendable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• commendable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• commendable at OneLook Dictionary Search