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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laudable
    adj 1: 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]