laudable
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
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🗓️ 7 April 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 7, 2026 is:
laudable • \LAW-duh-bul\ • adjective
Laudable is a somewhat formal word used to describe something as worthy of praise. It is a synonym of commendable.
// Thanks to the laudable efforts of dozens of volunteers, the town's Spring Festival was an enjoyable event for everyone.
Examples:
"Fair and equal access to higher education, regardless of socioeconomic status or geographical location, is a laudable aim." — The Irish Times, 2 July 2025
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Let's have a hearty round of applause for laudable, a word that never fails to celebrate the positive. Laudable comes ultimately from Latin laud- or laus, meaning "praise," as does laudatory. Take care, however, to consider the differences between the pair: laudable means "deserving praise" or "praiseworthy"; it is typically used to describe things people try to do or achieve ("a laudable goal/aim") or the work they expend to do so ("laudable efforts"). Meanwhile, laudatory means "giving praise" or "expressing praise"; it is almost always used to describe a favorable response to something, as in "laudatory remarks," and "laudatory media coverage."
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Word of the Day for April 7th. |
| 0:12.0 | Today's word is laudable, spelled L-A-U-D-A-B-L-E. |
| 0:17.0 | Lodd-A-B-L-E. |
| 0:19.0 | It's a somewhat formal word used to describe something as worthy of |
| 0:23.2 | praise. It's a synonym of the word commendable. Here's the word used in a sentence from the Irish |
| 0:28.9 | times. Fair and equal access to higher education, regardless of socioeconomic status or geographical |
| 0:36.7 | location, is a laudable aim. |
| 0:40.2 | Let's have a hearty round of applause for the word laudable, one that never fails to celebrate the positive. |
| 0:47.5 | Laudable comes ultimately from the Latin loud or laos, meaning praise, as does laudatory. |
| 0:58.0 | Take care, however, to consider the differences between the pair. Laudable means deserving praise or praiseworthy. |
| 1:02.0 | It's typically used to describe things people try to do or achieve, |
| 1:07.0 | as in allotable goal or allotable aim, |
| 1:10.0 | or the work they expend to do so as in laudable efforts. |
| 1:15.7 | Meanwhile, laudatory means giving praise or expressing praise. |
| 1:20.5 | It's almost always used to describe a favorable response to something, |
| 1:25.3 | as in laudatory remarks and laudatory media coverage. |
| 1:29.6 | With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski. |
| 1:36.0 | Visit Miriamwebster.com today for definitions, wordplay, and trending word lookups. |
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