"creditable" meaning in English

See creditable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹɛdɪtəbəl/ Forms: more creditable [comparative], most creditable [superlative]
Etymology: From credit + -able. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerd-}}, {{suffix|en|credit|able}} credit + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} creditable (comparative more creditable, superlative most creditable)
  1. Credible or believable. Synonyms (believable): believable, credible Translations (believable): glaubwürdig (German)
    Sense id: en-creditable-en-adj-aygyv11w Disambiguation of 'believable': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'believable': 100 0 0
  2. That brings credit or honour; respectable. Synonyms (that brings credit): commendable, respectable Translations (that brings credit): respektabel (German)
    Sense id: en-creditable-en-adj-i6e18KoS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 68 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 22 49 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 75 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 78 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 68 13 Disambiguation of 'that brings credit': 6 92 2 Disambiguation of 'that brings credit': 5 93 2
  3. That can be assigned; assignable. Synonyms (that can be assigned): assignable Translations (that can be assigned): ernstzunehmend (German)
    Sense id: en-creditable-en-adj-M2quBezR Disambiguation of 'that can be assigned': 0 2 98 Disambiguation of 'that can be assigned': 0 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: creditability, creditableness, creditably, uncreditable
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