Laudable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laudable \Laud"a*ble\, a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See
     {Laud}, v. i.]
     1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as,
        laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
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     2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition
        to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of
        the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laudable
       adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
             environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose";
             "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a
             significant and praiseworthy increase in computer
             intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {commendable}, {praiseworthy}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "laudable":
     admirable, advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent,
     beyond all praise, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, capital, cogent,
     commendable, creditable, deserving, elegant, estimable, excellent,
     exemplary, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, fine, good, goodly,
     grand, healthy, helpful, kind, meritorious, model, nice, noble,
     notable, noteworthy, outstanding, pleasant, praiseworthy,
     profitable, regal, royal, skillful, sound, splendid,
     unexceptionable, useful, valid, very good, virtuous,
     well-deserving, worthy