admirable Definition
ad·mi·ra·ble (ad′mə rə bəl)
adjective
inspiring or deserving admiration or praise; excellent; splendid
Etymology: ME < L admirabilis < admirari: see admire
admirable Related Forms
ad′·mi·ra·bil′·ity (-bil′ə tē) noun or ad′·mi·ra·ble·ness
ad′·mi·ra·bly adverb
admirable Synonyms
admirable Usage Examples
Preposition: that
people: I find it both annoying and admirable that people believe in such things.
Preposition: in
- way: Here was someone who was truly larger than life, admirable in every way.
- respect: Because they found his views so admirable in other respects, conservative-minded men in India were reluctant to distance themselves from Burke.
- theory: These restraints on overproduction were admirable in theory but in practice they have become generally counter-productive.
- extreme: I think it is admirable in the extreme that the IOC doesn't allow any advertising into Olympic venues.
Modifies a noun
- clarity: Prodi is a man who speaks his mind with admirable clarity.
- restraint: I can't figure out whether that's due to admirable restraint or mere failure of imagination.
- trait: What keeps the game the better side of 50 per cent is a trio of admirable traits.
- sentiment: Mr Ryder's own father would not easily have expressed this admirable sentiment.
- dedication: Such admirable dedication of a very fine and very well respected model.
- courage: Raised by a cruel aunt and later sent off to a deplorable boarding school, Jane displays admirable inner courage and strength.
Modifying Another Word
- wholly: In every museum there is a strong, new ( and wholly admirable ) emphasis on access and interpretation.
- truly: Their devotion to duty and patience was truly admirable.
- however: However admirable their intentions. they, like the Conservatives, have been unable to implement workable solutions.
- otherwise: Failure to recognize this will only weaken the Department of Health's otherwise admirable attempt to report on the reporters.
- equally: The modern notion of tolerance is that all points of view are equally valid, equally admirable and equally true.
- quite: I guess that ' Taurus II ' is quite admirable really, an effective Eighties updating of the signature Oldfield sound.
Used with adjective complement
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