laudable
/ˈloːdəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: admirable"
- "laudable motives"
- "laudable actions"
- "laudable ambition"
- "That there is and from time immemorial has been within that part of the parish called Mablethorpe St. Mary's a laudable custom that, if any outdweller take ancient pasture ground, he shall pay a modus of 4d. an acre, and so in proportion, on the 1st of August, in lieu of all manner of tithe; and that if any of the ancient pasture be once ploughed up or meadowed, it shall, when restored to pasture again, pay 4d. the acre in the hands of such outdweller."
- "laudable juices of the body"
Etymology
From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈloːdəbəl/
- British English: /ˈlɔːdəbəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more laudable (comparative)
most laudable (superlative)