praiseworthy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
- /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/ (UK)
- /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/ (US)
Etymology
From praise + -worthy.
Meanings
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Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
No self-complacency can equal that of the selfish. Not content with its indulgence, they actually idolise it into being praiseworthy.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 128:It is a melancholy truth that this same New York, though the most charming, pleasant, polished, and praiseworthy city under the sun, and in a word the bonne bouche of the universe, is most shockingly ill-natured and sarcastic, and wickedly given to all manner of backslidings ; for which we are very sorry, indeed.
1807 April 18, Washington Irving, “To Correspondents”, in Salmagundi, G. P. Putnam's sons, New York, pages 183–184:That it is a praiseworthy matter to be harboursome to strangers.
1882, Walter Baxendale, The preacher's commentary on the book of Ruth:Some parts of New Zagreb is really good and praiseworthy urban planning.
2016, Joao Teixeira Lopes, Ray Hutchison, Public Spaces: Times of Crisis and Change, page 113:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| praiseworthiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| praise-worthy | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| most praiseworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| praiseworthier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more praiseworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
praiseworthily · praiseworthiness · unpraiseworthy
Synonyms
worthy · reverend · venerable · applaudable · reverend · estimable · glorious · honorable · creditable · reverable · admirable · valuable · praiseworthy · respectable · laudable · estimable · laudable · commendable · allowable · laudable · commendable
Translations (48)
pt louvável (meriting praise) · fi ylistettävä (meriting praise) · sh достојан (meriting praise) · es digno de alabanza (meriting praise) · it encomiabile (meriting praise) · it lodevole (meriting praise) · nl prijzenswaardig (meriting praise) · la laudābilis (meriting praise) · nl lofwaardig (meriting praise) · ar مُحَمَّد (meriting praise) · eo laŭdebla (meriting praise) · de rühmenswert (meriting praise) · el αινετός (meriting praise) · es loable (meriting praise) · fi kehuttava (meriting praise) · hi प्रशंसनीय (meriting praise) · de lobenswert (meriting praise) · ca encomiable (meriting praise) · es encomiable (meriting praise) · cs chvályhodný (meriting praise) · hi सराहनीय (meriting praise) · ca lloable (meriting praise) · pl godny pochwały (meriting praise) · ota مندوب (meriting praise) · fi kiitettävä (meriting praise) · eo laŭdinda (meriting praise) · grc ἐπαινετός (meriting praise) · uk похвальний (meriting praise) · ota ستوده (meriting praise) · ota مبرور (meriting praise) · tr takdire şayan (meriting praise) · de preiswürdig (meriting praise) · fr louable (meriting praise) · ru досто́йный похвалы (meriting praise) · bg похвален (meriting praise) · sv lovvärd (meriting praise) · hu dicséretre méltó (meriting praise) · pl chwalebny (meriting praise) · txb pällarṣke (meriting praise) · nl achtenswaardig (meriting praise) · es alabable (meriting praise) · sv berömvärd (meriting praise) · sa ईड्य (meriting praise) · tr takdire değer (meriting praise) · nn prisverdig (meriting praise) · nn rosverdig (meriting praise) · sv tacknämlig (meriting praise) · nn rosande (meriting praise)