commendablenessn.
Commendable quality, praiseworthiness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [noun]
praising?c1225
admirationa1533
praiseworthiness1549
praise1589
admirableness1607
admirability1613
commendablenessa1639
praisableness1648
recommendableness1660
laudableness1695
laudability1715
recommendability1843
a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xix. 225 No man else can finde any commendablenesse in them.
1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. i. 193 The Essence of Vertuousness or Commendableness.
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 344 The commendableness of industry.
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