What does creditable mean?
Definitions for creditable
ˈkrɛd ɪ tə bəlcred·itable
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word creditable.
Princeton's WordNet
creditableadjective
worthy of often limited commendation
"the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
Wiktionary
creditableadjective
Credible or believable.
creditableadjective
That brings credit or honour; respectable.
creditableadjective
That can be assigned; assignable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Creditableadjective
Etymology: from credit.
He settled him in a good creditable way of living, having procured him by his interest one of the best places of the country. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.
The contemplation of things, that do not serve to promote our happiness, is but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness, a more pardonable and creditable kind of ignorance. John Tillotson, Sermon i.
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creditable
Creditable refers to something that is deserving praise, respect or admiration. It may also refer to a performance or achievement that is reliable and can be trusted or accepted due to its high quality or standard. In the context of health insurance, it refers to prior insurance coverage that can be used to decrease a waiting period associated with a pre-existing condition in a new plan.
Webster Dictionary
Creditableadjective
worthy of belief
Creditableadjective
deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable
Creditableadjective
bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such conduct is highly creditable to him
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of creditable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of creditable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of creditable in a Sentence
A sound American is simply one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. The instant he challenges it, no matter how timorously and academically, he ceases by that much to be a loyal and creditable citizen of the republic.
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