different between commendable vs reputable
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): /k??m?nd?b?l/
Adjective
commendable (comparative more commendable, superlative most commendable)
- Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
- circa 1600, The Merchant of Venice,Act I, scene I:
- LThanks,i' faith; for silence is only commendable/In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.
- circa 1600, The Merchant of Venice,Act I, scene I:
Related terms
- commend
- commendation
- commendatory
Translations
See also
- commandable
Further reading
- commendable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- commendable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- commendable at 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): /ku?m?nd?a?b?l/, /k??m?nd?a?b?l/, /-bl?/
Adjective
commendable
- commendable, admirable
- (rare) praised
Descendants
- English: commendable
References
- “com(m)end?ble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-31.
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reputable
English
Etymology
repute +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???pj?t?b?l/
Adjective
reputable (comparative more reputable, superlative most reputable)
- Having a good reputation; honourable.
- He was a reputable businessman.
Translations
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
reputable
- inflection of reputabel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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