praiseworthinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpreɪzˌwəːðɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpreɪzˌwərðinᵻs/

Forms: see praise n. and worthiness n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: praiseworthy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < praiseworthy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being praiseworthy; laudableness.

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

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Jas. iv. f.xxxviii There is no man that more poysonly backbiteth an other mans name, than he that is moste farre of from true praise worthynes.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Ll4 Quite contrarie to the others praise-worthines.

1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 276 The Praise-worthinesse of God.

a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. x. §21 The ground of thy praise, i. e. of thy praise-worthiness, he who makes thee honourable and glorious above those people whose God he is not.

1722 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 374 Alas my pin box is too small To hold praise meet for such praiseworthiness.

1790 A. Smith Theory Moral Sentiments (ed. 6) I. iii. ii. 317 The love of praiseworthiness is the desire of rendering ourselves the proper objects of those sentiments.

1854 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 4 310 Praise-worthiness, or blame-worthiness, is attributed to the thah [i.e. the soul] alone.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist xvi His logical coolness of expostulation..unheroic in proportion to its praise~worthiness.

1941 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 12 399/2 Without lessening the praiseworthiness of this faculty effort, one cannot refrain from wishing that..there might have been more educational research.

1992 Art Newspaper (BNC) 19 [He] confuses the vulgarity of Madrid's status as cultural capital with the praiseworthiness of a perverse act.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praiseworthiness
释义	praiseworthinessn. Brit. /ˈpreɪzˌwəːðɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpreɪzˌwərðinᵻs/ Forms: see praise n. and worthiness n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: praiseworthy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < praiseworthy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being praiseworthy; laudableness. 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 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Jas. iv. f.xxxviii There is no man that more poysonly backbiteth an other mans name, than he that is moste farre of from true praise worthynes. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Ll4 Quite contrarie to the others praise-worthines. 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 276 The Praise-worthinesse of God. a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. x. §21 The ground of thy praise, i. e. of thy praise-worthiness, he who makes thee honourable and glorious above those people whose God he is not. 1722 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 374 Alas my pin box is too small To hold praise meet for such praiseworthiness. 1790 A. Smith Theory Moral Sentiments (ed. 6) I. iii. ii. 317 The love of praiseworthiness is the desire of rendering ourselves the proper objects of those sentiments. 1854 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 4 310 Praise-worthiness, or blame-worthiness, is attributed to the thah [i.e. the soul] alone. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist xvi His logical coolness of expostulation..unheroic in proportion to its praise~worthiness. 1941 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 12 399/2 Without lessening the praiseworthiness of this faculty effort, one cannot refrain from wishing that..there might have been more educational research. 1992 Art Newspaper (BNC) 19 [He] confuses the vulgarity of Madrid's status as cultural capital with the praiseworthiness of a perverse act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1549
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