"praiseworthy" meaning in English

See praiseworthy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/ [UK], /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/ [US] Audio: en-us-praiseworthy.ogg Forms: praiseworthier [comparative], more praiseworthy [comparative], praiseworthiest [superlative], most praiseworthy [superlative]
Etymology: From 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)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "roman": "mendub",
          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "roman": "mebrur",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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          "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "sense": "meriting praise",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "louvável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dostójnyj",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "досто́йный похвалы"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "īḍya",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "ईड्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "достојан"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "encomiable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "alabable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "digno de alabanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "loable"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "meriting praise",
      "word": "pällarṣke"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "praiseworthy"
}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": poxvaly vs. dostójnyj",
  "path": [
    "praiseworthy"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "praiseworthy",
  "trace": ""
}

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