Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applaudable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-plaud-able
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of being applauded.

Etymology

Etymology tree English applaud Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English applaudable From applaud + -able.

Inflected Forms

more applaudable (comparative) most applaudable (superlative)

Derived Forms

applaudably

Synonyms

commendable laudable praiseworthy

Questions

What does applaudable mean?: Worthy of being applauded.
Where does applaudable come from?: Etymology tree English applaud Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English applaudable From applaud + -able.

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