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“creditable” in Latin
honestusfull of or regarded with honor; honorable; of high birth; noble; distinguished; respectable; eminent; bring or deservinglīberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, amplehonōrificushonorific (that shows or confers honor)laudābilispraiseworthy, laudablepraedicābilispraiseworthy, laudablelaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogizeturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefu
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
creditable
Respectable, honestus (morally good, opposed to inhonestus and turpis): liberalis (worthy of a free-born man, opposed to illiberalis). (The words are found in this connection and order), honestus et liberalis.
Laudable, honorable, honorificus: laudabilis. laude dignus: praedicabilis: laudandus. [SYN. in PRAISEWORTHY, Vid:] To be creditable, laudi esse: to be considered creditable, laude dignum duci; laudi duci: to be creditable to anybody, honestum or decorum esse alicui; aliquem decere; alicui laudi esse: to be highly creditable, gloriae esse: not to be creditable to anybody, aliquem dedecere: it is very far from creditable to us, est dedecus nostrum: in a creditable manner, Vid: CREDITABLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for creditable?
- The usual Latin words for “creditable” are honestus, līberālis, honōrificus; also laudābilis, praedicābilis, laudō. 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.