laudableadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɔːdəbl/, U.S.

/ˈlɔdəb(ə)l/,

/ˈlɑdəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s laudabul, lawd(e)able, 1500s–1600s laudible.

Etymology: < Latin laudābilis, < laudāre : see laud v. and -able suffix.

a. Of immaterial things, actions, etc.: Praiseworthy, commendable. †Also, in early use, of the nature of praise, laudatory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] > of words or expressions

praisinga1382

laudablec1420

magnifical1533

magnific1548

commendatory1555

laudatory?1567

commendable1576

laudative1609

eulogiacal1654

eulogistic1825

eulogic1831

encomiastic1841

eulogious1887

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective]

loflyOE

herewortha1225

praisablec1350

provablea1382

heryful1382

praisefulc1384

commendablec1386

lowablea1400

allowablec1400

meritable?1400

laudablec1420

thankworthy1421

lovablec1422

thankworth?1426

thanklewe1430

recommendable1477

meritoriousa1513

praiseworthya1538

apprisablec1540

plausible1561

praiseworth1591

applausive1605

allaudable1727

c1420 Chron. Vilod. (Horstm.) 1359 And dred þus laudable wordus more in hure þouȝt.

1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 413 The..laudable custumes foresaide.

1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 4 After the lawdeable custome used in tyme of his moste noble progenytours.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. H3 The laudable sciences of phisick and surgerie.

c1610–15 tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Life St. Nonna in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 178 When his precious ashes and laudable corps was caried to the martyrs seate.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. ii. 77 This earthly world: where to do harme Is often laudable .

1670 I. Walton Life G. Herbert 82 in Lives A laudible ambition to be some~thing more than he then was.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 180. ⁋6 In the Sight of Reason, nothing is laudable but what is guided by Reason.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. III. liv. 165 His conduct..was innocent, and even laudable.

1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 1/2 A wish that so laudable an institution may be more generally known.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 74 Using scandalous means for the purpose of obtaining a laudable end.

1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot III. 269 He carried out this resolve with laudable firmness.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. xii. 398 Laudable curiosity.

†b. Of testimony: Trustworthy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]

soothfastc825

truefastOE

i-treowec1000

unfakenOE

trueOE

sickerc1100

trigc1175

strustya1250

steel to the (very) backa1300

true as steela1300

certainc1325

well-provedc1325

surec1330

traistc1330

tristc1330

trustya1350

faithfula1382

veryc1385

sada1387

discreet1387

trust1389

trothfulc1390

tristya1400

proveda1425

good-heartedc1425

well-trusted?a1439

tristfulc1440

authorizablea1475

faithworthy?1526

tentik1534

fidele1539

truthfulc1550

suresby1553

responsible1558

trestc1560

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

sound1581

trustful1582

truepenny1589

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

probable1596

confident1605

trustable1606

axiopistical1611

loyala1616

reposeful1627

confiding1645

fiducial1647

laudable1664

safe1667

accountable1683

serious1693

sponsible1721

dependable1730

unfailing1798

truthya1802

trustworthy1829

all right1841

stand-up1841

falsehood-free1850

right1856

proven1872

bankable1891

secure1954

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 84 Upon laudable and unsuspected Record.

2. Of material objects and physical conditions: Of satisfactory nature, quality, or operation; healthy, sound, wholesome. Now only Medicine of secretions, esp. pus (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health

goodOE

healfulc1340

hailsome1372

haila1393

wholesomea1398

halesomea1400

wholefulc1443

salutairec1450

soundc1460

healsomec1475

healthful1495

saluberrime1509

laudable?1518

sanative1548

healthy1552

healthsomea1563

salutiferous1604

non-natural1621

salutary1649

sanitiferous1657

saniferousa1706

constitutional1750

sanitary1853

healthward1884

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Aiij The somer season, men counteth now laudable.

?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (1585) b ij A bloudy fluxe, an hidropsy or madnesse after a frenesy, are laudable.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 598 The sheepe of the Isle Chius, are very small, and yet their Milke maketh very lawdable cheese.

1634 R. H. tr. Regim. Salerni 27 Kids flesh is better and more laudable then any other flesh.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. 185 I found the Apple of a laudable colour.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 127 It may be a laudable Compost for moist grounds.

c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide ii. liii. 247 To promote a laudable Growth of new Flesh.

1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 269 If after the third Day a laudable Expectoration does not appear..then [etc.].

1794–6 E. Darwin Zoonomia (1801) I. 501 Ulcers which are said to abound with laudable pus.

1829 Health & Longevity 229 Easier and sooner reduced to laudable chyle.

1879 T. Bryant Man. Pract. Surg. (ed. 3) I. i. 19 When thick and creamy, it is known as healthy or laudable pus.

3. n. In plural.

a. Laudable qualities, good points.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good quality > collectively

ness1651

laudable1715

solid1896

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 321 To do Justice, even to ones Enemy's Laudables.

b. Persons of title, dignities. Obsolete or nonce-uses.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > collectively

dignity1548

robe1589

sanctorum1675

quality1693

statesfolk1735

laudable1815

rank1883

1815 Q. Rev. 14 135 The number of these Laudables, including Dukes [etc.].

Derivatives

ˈlaudableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [noun]

praising?c1225

admirationa1533

praiseworthiness1549

praise1589

admirableness1607

admirability1613

commendablenessa1639

praisableness1648

recommendableness1660

laudableness1695

laudability1715

recommendability1843

1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. x. 423 He asserts the Truth of his Doctrine, and the Laudableness of his Actions.

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Laudableness, praise worthiness.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 294 We shall..look upon the laudableness of an action as a certain evidence of its usefulness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laudable
释义	laudableadj. Brit. /ˈlɔːdəbl/, U.S. /ˈlɔdəb(ə)l/, /ˈlɑdəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s laudabul, lawd(e)able, 1500s–1600s laudible. Etymology: < Latin laudābilis, < laudāre : see laud v. and -able suffix. 1. a. Of immaterial things, actions, etc.: Praiseworthy, commendable. †Also, in early use, of the nature of praise, laudatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [adjective] > of words or expressions praisinga1382 laudablec1420 magnifical1533 magnific1548 commendatory1555 laudatory?1567 commendable1576 laudative1609 eulogiacal1654 eulogistic1825 eulogic1831 encomiastic1841 eulogious1887 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective] loflyOE herewortha1225 praisablec1350 provablea1382 heryful1382 praisefulc1384 commendablec1386 lowablea1400 allowablec1400 meritable?1400 laudablec1420 thankworthy1421 lovablec1422 thankworth?1426 thanklewe1430 recommendable1477 meritoriousa1513 praiseworthya1538 apprisablec1540 plausible1561 praiseworth1591 applausive1605 allaudable1727 c1420 Chron. Vilod. (Horstm.) 1359 And dred þus laudable wordus more in hure þouȝt. 1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 413 The..laudable custumes foresaide. 1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 4 After the lawdeable custome used in tyme of his moste noble progenytours. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. H3 The laudable sciences of phisick and surgerie. c1610–15 tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Life St. Nonna in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 178 When his precious ashes and laudable corps was caried to the martyrs seate. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. ii. 77 This earthly world: where to do harme Is often laudable . View more context for this quotation 1670 I. Walton Life G. Herbert 82 in Lives A laudible ambition to be some~thing more than he then was. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 180. ⁋6 In the Sight of Reason, nothing is laudable but what is guided by Reason. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. III. liv. 165 His conduct..was innocent, and even laudable. 1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 1/2 A wish that so laudable an institution may be more generally known. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 74 Using scandalous means for the purpose of obtaining a laudable end. 1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot III. 269 He carried out this resolve with laudable firmness. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. xii. 398 Laudable curiosity. †b. Of testimony: Trustworthy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective] soothfastc825 truefastOE i-treowec1000 unfakenOE trueOE sickerc1100 trigc1175 strustya1250 steel to the (very) backa1300 true as steela1300 certainc1325 well-provedc1325 surec1330 traistc1330 tristc1330 trustya1350 faithfula1382 veryc1385 sada1387 discreet1387 trust1389 trothfulc1390 tristya1400 proveda1425 good-heartedc1425 well-trusted?a1439 tristfulc1440 authorizablea1475 faithworthy?1526 tentik1534 fidele1539 truthfulc1550 suresby1553 responsible1558 trestc1560 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 sound1581 trustful1582 truepenny1589 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 probable1596 confident1605 trustable1606 axiopistical1611 loyala1616 reposeful1627 confiding1645 fiducial1647 laudable1664 safe1667 accountable1683 serious1693 sponsible1721 dependable1730 unfailing1798 truthya1802 trustworthy1829 all right1841 stand-up1841 falsehood-free1850 right1856 proven1872 bankable1891 secure1954 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 84 Upon laudable and unsuspected Record. 2. Of material objects and physical conditions: Of satisfactory nature, quality, or operation; healthy, sound, wholesome. Now only Medicine of secretions, esp. pus (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health goodOE healfulc1340 hailsome1372 haila1393 wholesomea1398 halesomea1400 wholefulc1443 salutairec1450 soundc1460 healsomec1475 healthful1495 saluberrime1509 laudable?1518 sanative1548 healthy1552 healthsomea1563 salutiferous1604 non-natural1621 salutary1649 sanitiferous1657 saniferousa1706 constitutional1750 sanitary1853 healthward1884 ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Aiij The somer season, men counteth now laudable. ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (1585) b ij A bloudy fluxe, an hidropsy or madnesse after a frenesy, are laudable. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 598 The sheepe of the Isle Chius, are very small, and yet their Milke maketh very lawdable cheese. 1634 R. H. tr. Regim. Salerni 27 Kids flesh is better and more laudable then any other flesh. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. 185 I found the Apple of a laudable colour. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 127 It may be a laudable Compost for moist grounds. c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide ii. liii. 247 To promote a laudable Growth of new Flesh. 1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 269 If after the third Day a laudable Expectoration does not appear..then [etc.]. 1794–6 E. Darwin Zoonomia (1801) I. 501 Ulcers which are said to abound with laudable pus. 1829 Health & Longevity 229 Easier and sooner reduced to laudable chyle. 1879 T. Bryant Man. Pract. Surg. (ed. 3) I. i. 19 When thick and creamy, it is known as healthy or laudable pus. 3. n. In plural. a. Laudable qualities, good points. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good quality > collectively ness1651 laudable1715 solid1896 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 321 To do Justice, even to ones Enemy's Laudables. b. Persons of title, dignities. Obsolete or nonce-uses. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > collectively dignity1548 robe1589 sanctorum1675 quality1693 statesfolk1735 laudable1815 rank1883 1815 Q. Rev. 14 135 The number of these Laudables, including Dukes [etc.]. Derivatives ˈlaudableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [noun] praising?c1225 admirationa1533 praiseworthiness1549 praise1589 admirableness1607 admirability1613 commendablenessa1639 praisableness1648 recommendableness1660 laudableness1695 laudability1715 recommendability1843 1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. x. 423 He asserts the Truth of his Doctrine, and the Laudableness of his Actions. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Laudableness, praise worthiness. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 294 We shall..look upon the laudableness of an action as a certain evidence of its usefulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1420
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