'Laudable' definitions:
Definition of 'laudable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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, laudable, praiseworthy]
Definition of 'Laudable'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'laudable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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