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But it has also enabled me to find my feet as a lecturer and a reader of my own plays to audiences who like to hear them; and that experience of immediate appreciation gives greater pleasure and more stimulus towards further activity than even the most laudatory of reviews.
Laurence Housman

Meaning of "laudatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAUDATORY

laudatory  [ˈlɔːdətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAUDATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laudatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAUDATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laudatory in the English dictionary

The definition of laudatory in the dictionary is expressing or containing praise; eulogistic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAUDATORY


amendatory
əˈmɛndətərɪ
commendatory
kəˈmendətərɪ
dietary
ˈdaɪətərɪ
emendatory
ɪˈmendətərɪ
fecundatory
fɪˈkʌndətərɪ
feudatory
ˈfjuːdətərɪ
gradatory
ˈɡreɪdətərɪ
laboratory
ləˈbɒrətərɪ
mandatary
ˈmændətərɪ
mandatory
ˈmændətərɪ
predatory
ˈprɛdətərɪ
recommendatory
ˌrɛkəˈmɛndətərɪ
respiratory
ˈrɛspərətərɪ
retardatory
rɪˈtɑːdətərɪ
subfeudatory
ˌsʌbˈfjuːdətərɪ
subinfeudatory
ˌsʌbɪnˈfjuːdətərɪ
sudatory
ˈsjuːdətərɪ
transudatory
trænˈsjuːdətərɪ
trepidatory
trəˈpɪdətərɪ
validatory
ˈvælɪdətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAUDATORY

laud
Lauda
laudability
laudable
laudableness
laudably
laudanum
laudation
laudative
laudator
Lauder
Laudian
lauds
Laue
lauf
laugh
laugh all the way to the bank
laugh away
laugh down
laugh in a person´s face

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAUDATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
celebratory
circulatory
compensatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
preparatory
purgatory
regulatory
research laboratory

Synonyms and antonyms of laudatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAUDATORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «laudatory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of laudatory

Translation of «laudatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAUDATORY

Find out the translation of laudatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laudatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laudatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美称
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laudatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

laudatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रशंसात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المديح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвалебная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laudatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশংসাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élogieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pujian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lobend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

賞賛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찬미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laudatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khen thưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகழ் பேசுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रशंसनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

övgü dolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laudativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachwalający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвалебна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laudativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκωμιαστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lofprysing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

berömmande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rosende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laudatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUDATORY»

The term «laudatory» is regularly used and occupies the 78.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUDATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laudatory

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QUOTES WITH «LAUDATORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word laudatory.
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Laurence Housman
But it has also enabled me to find my feet as a lecturer and a reader of my own plays to audiences who like to hear them; and that experience of immediate appreciation gives greater pleasure and more stimulus towards further activity than even the most laudatory of reviews.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUDATORY»

Discover the use of laudatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laudatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Laudatory Hymns. With structures on the preaching, praying, ...
Philip CATER. thing very definite in the ordinance of prayer or of praise. And if you can praise God, or pray to Him without calling upon His name, or by substituting some other name for His, you worship Him in a manner very indirect, and very ...
Philip CATER, 1867
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... pueri, Dominum (Music) USE Psalms (Music)—l 13th Psalm Laudatory poetry ( Not Subd Geog) UF Encomiums Epideictic poetry Eulogistic poetry Panegyrics Praise poems BT Poetry NT Qasidas Laudatory poetry, African (Not Subd Geog)  ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
(May Subd Geog) Laudatory poetry, Greek (May Subd Geog) UF Greek laudatory poetry BT Greek poetry Laudatory ... Tswana poetry Laudatory poetry, Urdu (May Subd Geog) UF Urdu laudatory poetry BT Urdu poetry Lauder family (Not Subd ...
‎1989
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Spanish Hebrew Poetry and the Arabic Literary Tradition: ...
beloved (lines 1-9); then a poem of Lewi is suggested, to give rest, and a laudatory passage on Lewi follows (lines 10-34). Laudatory poem no. 15 describes the apparition of a beautiful gazelle (a lad) in a dream (lines 1-10; the tayf al-khaydl ...
Arie Schippers, 1994
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The Contemporary Thesaurus of Search Terms and Synonyms: A ...
Latin laudatory poetry. Choose from: Latin. Roman with: laudatory, panegyric(al, ally), encomium, eulog(y,ies,istic), epideictic with: poe(m,ms,try). Consider also: Latin ode(s). See also Ancient literature; Epithalamia; Latin literature; Laudatory ...
Sara D. Knapp, 2000
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"Cui Dono Lepidum Novum Libellum?":
“AEQUABIT LAUDES NULLA CAMENA TUAS” POETRY AND MUSIC IN LATIN LAUDATORY MOTETS* VICTORIA PANAGL 'No Muse is able to praise you in an adequate way.' This sentence — a pentameter in the original Latin — is the ...
Ignace Bossuyt, 2008
7
A Pun My Word: A Humorously Enlightened Path to English Usage
Laudable comes from the Latin noun laudabilis, praiseworthy, while laudatory is derived from the Latin noun laudatorius, praise-giving. Thus the suffixes able and atory, when added to laud, account for the individuality of each word. Laudable ...
Robert Oliver Shipman, 1991
8
Shakespeare in China: A Comparative Study of Two Traditions ...
The first type includes satirical comedy and in the second is "laudatory comedy" ( for lack of a better term; some Chinese scholars also call it humorous or lyrical comedy).33 Since it is difficult to draw a clear distinction between satirical and ...
Hsiao Yang Zhang, Xiaoyang Zhang, 1996
9
Guide to Registering Trademarks
A name based on the theme of a place of amusement may, under certain conditions, be descriptive.107 Where laudatory words are combined to make a slogan or phrase that is merely puffery of applicant's goods or services, such as '' The ...
Steven H. Bazerman, 1998
10
Garner's Modern American Usage
at 1. laudatory; ✳laudative; laudable. The first two both mean “expressing praise.” But ✳laudative is a needless variant of laudatory, the much more common word. Laudable, in contrast, means “deserving praise.” The distinction is the same as ...
Bryan Garner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUDATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laudatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lake Elmo's Anne Smith draws outrage, protests - and votes …
He said it was not especially worrisome, and in December, the council recommended a $15,000 raise for Zuleger and gave him a laudatory job ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
2
What US leaders have never understood about Iran | New York Post
The film star Sean Penn, acting as a part-time reporter, visited Iran and wrote laudatory pieces. He saw Isfahan, the great former capital of Iran, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Three catamaran tickets for new word game winner - timesofmalta.com
The six correct words of the last word game were hermitage, transform, abdicated, calorific, embellish and laudatory. The new game ends on ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
Things getting interesting for Sen. McConnell - The Courier-Journal
Then, earlier this month, there was a fairly laudatory front-page story in the New York Times about his record on civil rights, which was pegged ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Market Rasen Saturday review and reaction | Horse Racing News …
Manhattan Swing finished third, while long-time leader Laudatory did well to plug on for fourth spot. Kennedy said: "He had a few runs last ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
6
Album Review: Tame Impala's 'Currents'—hipster wet dream or post …
Indeed, Pitchfork gave the album a whopping 9.3 score, with most other reviews similarly laudatory. The praise is well-deserved to an extent but ... «The Independent | SUindependent.com, Jul 15»
7
Buck Leads Ferguson Hopes
Nicky Henderson runs two in Hammersly Lake and Laudatory, with former stable jockey Barry Geraghty on the first-named and Gold Cup ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
8
Clique leader for Gandhi, Mahatma for Tamils
His was a very small cabinet of just nine ministers but his governance is still talked of in highly laudatory terms. He gave a free hand to police ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Project 38 Comes With Hope for Housing
He said that this is indeed a laudatory gesture, and he thanked the company, Project 38. Project 38 has risen to the challenge, and they build ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
New OHIM Examination Guideline for Community trade marks
Although the mark A-STARS may be perceived either as a laudatory term which emphasises the quality of the goods or as a reference to a star ... «MARQUES Class 46, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Laudatory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laudatory>. Apr 2024 ».
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