Definitions for admirable
ˈæd mər ə bəlad·mirable

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. admirable(adj)

   deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

   "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

2. admirable(adj)

   inspiring admiration or approval

   "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"

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1. admirable(Adjective)

   Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.

   It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.

Origin: From admirable, from admirabilis.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Admirable(adj)

   fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous

2. Admirable(adj)

   having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things

How to pronounce admirable?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of admirable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of admirable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of admirable in a Sentence

1. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

2. Dorothy Sayers, Gaudy Night:

   To be possessed is an admirable reason for possessing.

3. Mary Montagu:

   I give myself, sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

4. George Will:

   Americans are overreachers overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.

5. George F. Will, Statecraft as Soulcraft:

   Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.

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