English → Latin
“admirable” in Latin
mīrorto be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder atadmīrorTo admire or respect; To regard with wonder; To be surprised at; to be astonishedmīrābiliswonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing; glorious; miracleadmīrābilisadmirable, wonderful, worthy of admiration; surprising, astonishing, amazing, rare, strange, producing wonderēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorableeximiusselect, choice; special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary; exemptexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedpraecellōto surpass, outdo; to excel (with per or ablative)praestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be superpraestābilispreeminent, distinguished, excellent; exalted
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
admirable
worthy of admiration, admiratione dignus; mirandus; admirandus; mirabilis; admirabilis.
Excellent, egregius, eximius, excellens, praecellens, praestans, praestabilis. [SYN. in EXCELLENT.]
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for admirable?
- The usual Latin words for “admirable” are mīror, admīror, mīrābilis; also admīrābilis, ēgregius, eximius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.