praiseworthy

English

Etymology

praise +‎ -worthy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/

Adjective

praiseworthy (comparative praiseworthier or more praiseworthy, superlative praiseworthiest or most praiseworthy)

1. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

Usage notes

• Praiseworthier and praiseworthiest are much less common than the forms using "more" and "most".

Synonyms

• applaudable
• commendable
• laudable

Antonyms

• blameworthy

Derived terms

• praiseworthiness

Translations

meriting praise

• Catalan: lloable, encomiable
• Czech: chvályhodný m
• Dutch: prijzenswaardig (nl), lofwaardig (nl), achtenswaardig (nl)
• Esperanto: laŭdinda, laŭdebla
• French: louable (fr)
• Greek: αινετός (el) (ainetós)

  Ancient: ἐπαινετός (epainetós)

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• Hungarian: dicséretre méltó
• Italian: lodevole (it), encomiabile (it)
• Latin: laudābilis
• Portuguese: louvável (pt)
• Russian: досто́йный (ru) (dostójnyj) похвалы (ru) f (poxvaly)
• Sanskrit: ईड्य (sa) (īḍya)
• Serbo-Croatian: достојан
• Spanish: encomiable (es), alabable (es), digno de alabanza m, loable (es)
• Swedish: tacknämlig (sv), lovvärd (sv), berömvärd