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laudable - 4 dictionary results

laud⋅a⋅ble

[law-duh-buhl]
–adjective
1. deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
2. Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L laudābilis. See laud, -able


laud⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, laud⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
laud⋅a⋅bly, adverb
laud·a·ble   (lô'də-bəl)   
adj.  Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
laud'a·bil'i·ty, laud'a·ble·ness n., laud'a·bly adv.

Laudable

Laud"a*ble\, a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i.]

1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.

2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.
Language Translation for : laudable
Spanish: loable,
German: lobenswert,
Japanese: 立派な

laudable laud·a·ble (lô'də-bəl)
adj.
Healthy; favorable.

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