commendable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmɛndəbəl/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/, /ˈkɒməndəbəl/ === Adjective === commendable (comparative more commendable, superlative most commendable) Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious. Synonyms: estimable, laudable, praiseworthy; see also Thesaurus:respectable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== commend commendation commendatory ==== Translations ==== === See also === commandable === References === === Further reading === “commendable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “commendable”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “commendable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === comendable, commendabell, commendabil, commendabill === Etymology === From Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis; equivalent to commenden +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkumɛndˈaːbəl/, /ˌkɔmɛndˈaːbəl/, /-blə/ === Adjective === commendable commendable, admirable (rare) praised ==== Descendants ==== English: commendable ==== References ==== “com(m)endāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 January 2020.