praiseworthy

English

Etymology

praise +‎ -worthy

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/

Adjective

praiseworthy (comparative praiseworthier or more praiseworthy, superlative praiseworthiest or most praiseworthy)

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

Usage notes

Praiseworthier and praiseworthiest are much less common than the forms using "more" and "most".

Synonyms

Antonyms

blameworthy

Derived terms

praiseworthiness

Translations

meriting praise

Catalan: lloable, encomiable
Czech: chvályhodný m
Dutch: prijzenswaardig (nl), lofwaardig (nl), achtenswaardig (nl)
Esperanto: laŭdinda, laŭdebla
French: louable (fr)
Greek: αινετός (el) (ainetós)
Ancient Greek: ἐπαινετός (epainetós)

Hungarian: dicséretre méltó
Italian: lodevole (it), encomiabile (it)
Portuguese: louvável (pt)
Russian: досто́йный (ru) (dostójnyj) похвалы (ru) f (poxvaly)
Serbo-Croatian: достојан
Spanish: encomiable (es), alabable (es), digno de alabanza m, loable (es)
Swedish: tacknämlig (sv), lovvärd (sv), berömvärd

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