laudable

3 definitions found

laudable - 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]

laudable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

laudable - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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