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praiseworthiness

praiseworthiness

7.5
Being admired for good or brave actions
  • noun
  • /ˈpreɪzˌwɜrði.nəs/
translation icon : dignidad de alabanza
  • Praise and praiseworthiness, blame and blameworthiness, are completely different (Smith 1982, III.2.25, p. 126), and it is a painful fact of life that often we are wrongly subjected to unwarranted blame.

In general, we have a pretty good sense of what kind of factors increase the blame or praiseworthiness of an action.

Examples

  • The volunteer's praiseworthiness was recognized by the entire community for her tireless efforts to help those in need.

  • In general, we have a pretty good sense of what kind of factors increase the blame or praiseworthiness of an action.

  • A total of 164 respondents evaluated the actor and his or her behavior on scales measuring altruism and praiseworthiness.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In the process of highlighting the differences between the two tribunals and distinguishing between the desire for praise and the desire for praiseworthiness, Smith also sharpens the distinction between different impartial spectator positions.

    Academic text (2001)
  • His praiseworthiness was evident when he donated a large sum of money to charity without seeking any recognition.

  • The teacher praised the student's praiseworthiness, highlighting her commitment to academic excellence and helping her classmates.

Synonyms

merit
vspraiseworthiness
258 3.5

A quality that shows someone deserves praise or a reward

focuses on praise and admiration rather than general goodness
laudability
vspraiseworthiness
  • Formal
9.2

The quality of being worthy of praise

is broader by including admiration as an additional quality
laudableness
vspraiseworthiness
  • Formal
9.3

A quality that makes a person or action worthy of praise

is the same idea but emphasizes admiration as well
admirability
vspraiseworthiness
6.7

A quality that makes people respect a person or thing

focuses more on praise specifically rather than general worthiness
admirableness
vspraiseworthiness
7.0

The quality of being worthy of respect and praise for good actions

stresses praise more than respect or excellence
creditability
vspraiseworthiness
6.8

The quality of being worthy of praise or recognition for an achievement

is broader, applying beyond achievements to general admiration
deservedness
vspraiseworthiness
7.4

Being worthy of a reward or punishment

is specific to praise or admiration, not all kinds of worthiness
deservingness
vspraiseworthiness
8.4

Being worthy of help, reward, or attention

restricts meaning to praise or admiration rather than general worthiness

Antonyms

3 7.5

A feeling that you are not good enough and do not deserve good things

A quality of being at fault for something wrong

How Praiseworthy

excellence
150 3.2
praiseworthiness
7.5
mediocrity
31 6.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

praiseworthiness = praiseworthy (transparent) = praise + worthy + ness

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly understandable adjective 'praiseworthy'.

Etymology

Praiseworthiness comes from the parts praise, worth, and -ness, where praise means 'to say good things' and worth means 'value' or 'deserving'. So, praiseworthiness is the quality of being 'deserving of praise'.