Dictionary

commendable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/ (obsolete)
• /ˈkɒməndəbəl/ (obsolete)
• /kəˈmɛndəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).

Meanings

1. Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
   • Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […] 1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III:
   • Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
   • Gareth Southgate's side had performed with commendable maturity to control Poland and a hostile crowd giving thunderous backing to their team – but it all changed one minute into four minutes of stoppage time. 2021 September 8, Phil McNulty, “Poland 1-1 England”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

Deriveds

commendableness · discommendable · noncommendable · uncommendable · commendably

Relateds

commendation · commandable · commend · commendatory

Synonyms

allowable · reverend · venerable · glorious · reverable · admirable · worthy · estimable · laudable · praiseworthy · honorable · respectable · commendable · creditable · laudable · valuable · estimable · praiseworthy

Translations (48)

de löblich (worthy of commendation) · be пахвальны (worthy of commendation) · fi ihailtava (worthy of commendation) · nl lovenswaardig (worthy of commendation) · ota مندوب (worthy of commendation) · de lobenswert (worthy of commendation) · hi सराहनीय (worthy of commendation) · de vorbildlich (worthy of commendation) · fr louable (worthy of commendation) · de empfehlenswert (worthy of commendation) · es loable (worthy of commendation) · fr digne d'éloges (worthy of commendation) · de anerkennenswert (worthy of commendation) · enm commendable (worthy of commendation) · fi kiitettävä (worthy of commendation) · ml പ്രശംസനീയ (worthy of commendation) · nl lofwaardig (worthy of commendation) · ro lăudabil (worthy of commendation) · tr methedilmeye layık (worthy of commendation) · ota ستوده (worthy of commendation) · az təqdirəlayiq (worthy of commendation) · ca digne d'elogi (worthy of commendation) · pl chwalebny (worthy of commendation) · el αινετός (worthy of commendation) · es alabable (worthy of commendation) · ca lloable (worthy of commendation) · pl godny pochwały (worthy of commendation) · tr beğenilir (worthy of commendation) · ro recomandabil (worthy of commendation) · ru досто́йный похвалы́ (worthy of commendation) · de rühmenswert (worthy of commendation) · nl prijzenswaardig (worthy of commendation) · ota مبرور (worthy of commendation) · hu dicséretre méltó (worthy of commendation) · ca encomiable (worthy of commendation) · bg препоръчителен (worthy of commendation) · bg похвален (worthy of commendation) · uk похва́льний (worthy of commendation) · fi kehuttava (worthy of commendation) · ru похва́льный (worthy of commendation) · es encomiable (worthy of commendation) · tr övülmeye değer (worthy of commendation) · tr önerilir (worthy of commendation) · ro elogiabil (worthy of commendation) · hi प्रशंसनीय (worthy of commendation) · gd cliùiteach (worthy of commendation) · hu dicséretes (worthy of commendation) · tr tavsiye edilir (worthy of commendation)