"praiseworthy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/ [UK], /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/ [US] Audio: en-us-praiseworthy.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: praiseworthier [comparative], more praiseworthy [comparative], praiseworthiest [superlative], most praiseworthy [superlative]
Etymology: praise + -worthy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|praise|worthy}} praise + -worthy Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} praiseworthy (comparative praiseworthier or more praiseworthy, superlative praiseworthiest or most praiseworthy)
  1. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, laudable, praise-worthy [archaic] Derived forms: praiseworthiness Translations (meriting praise): ἐπαινετός (epainetós) (Ancient Greek), похвален (pohvalen) (Bulgarian), lloable (Catalan), encomiable (Catalan), chvályhodný [masculine] (Czech), prijzenswaardig (Dutch), lofwaardig (Dutch), achtenswaardig (Dutch), laŭdinda (Esperanto), laŭdebla (Esperanto), louable (French), lobenswert (German), rühmenswert (German), preiswürdig (German), αινετός (ainetós) (Greek), सराहनीय (sarāhnīya) (Hindi), dicséretre méltó (Hungarian), lodevole (Italian), encomiabile (Italian), laudābilis (Latin), prisverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk), rosverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk), rosande (Norwegian Nynorsk), مندوب (mendub) (Ottoman Turkish), مبرور (mebrur) (Ottoman Turkish), chwalebny (Polish), godny pochwały (Polish), louvável (Portuguese), досто́йный похвалы (dostójnyj) [feminine] (Russian), ईड्य (īḍya) (Sanskrit), достојан (Serbo-Croatian), encomiable (Spanish), alabable (Spanish), digno de alabanza [masculine] (Spanish), loable (Spanish), tacknämlig (Swedish), lovvärd (Swedish), berömvärd (Swedish), pällarṣke (Tocharian B), takdire değer (Turkish), takdire şayan (Turkish), похвальний (poxvalʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-praiseworthy-en-adj-5K~6jjYo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -worthy

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pohvalen",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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        },
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "prijzenswaardig"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "rühmenswert"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "preiswürdig"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ainetós",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "αινετός"
        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "epainetós",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "ἐπαινετός"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sarāhnīya",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "सराहनीय"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "dicséretre méltó"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "lodevole"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "encomiabile"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "laudābilis"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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        },
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "mendub",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "مندوب"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "mebrur",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "مبرور"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "chwalebny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "godny pochwały"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "louvável"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dostójnyj",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "roman": "īḍya",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "encomiable"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "alabable"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "digno de alabanza"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "loable"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "tacknämlig"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "lovvärd"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "berömvärd"
        },
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          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "pällarṣke"
        },
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
          "word": "takdire değer"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poxvalʹnyj",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "word": "commendable"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pohvalen",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "похвален"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "lloable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "encomiable"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chvályhodný"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "prijzenswaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "lofwaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "achtenswaardig"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "laŭdinda"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "laŭdebla"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "louable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "lobenswert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "rühmenswert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "preiswürdig"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ainetós",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "αινετός"
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      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epainetós",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "ἐπαινετός"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sarāhnīya",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "सराहनीय"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "dicséretre méltó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "lodevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "encomiabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "laudābilis"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "prisverdig"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "rosverdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "rosande"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "mendub",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "مندوب"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "mebrur",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "مبرور"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "chwalebny"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "godny pochwały"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "louvável"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dostójnyj",
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "īḍya",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "ईड्य"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "достојан"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "encomiable"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "alabable"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "digno de alabanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "loable"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "tacknämlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "lovvärd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "berömvärd"
    },
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      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "pällarṣke"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "takdire değer"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "takdire şayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poxvalʹnyj",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "похвальний"
    }
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  "word": "praiseworthy"
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