lodevole

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin laudābilis. By surface analysis, lodare +‎ -evole. Compare borrowed doublet laudabile.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /loˈde.vo.le/
  • Rhymes: -evole
  • Hyphenation: lo‧dé‧vo‧le

Adjective

lodevole (plural lodevoli, superlative lodevolissimo)

  1. praiseworthy
    Synonyms: (literary) commendabile, (literary) commendevole, encomiabile, lodabile, (literary) plausibile
    Antonyms: biasimevole, disprezzabile, riprovevole

Derived terms

Further reading
  • lodevole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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