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RECOMMENDABLE

Definition: RECOMMENDABLE

RECOMMENDABLE

Adjective

1. Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "RECOMMENDABLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Usage Frequency: RECOMMENDABLE

"RECOMMENDABLE" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "RECOMMENDABLE" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%11106,044

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: RECOMMENDABLE

Language Translations for "RECOMMENDABLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

aanbevelenswaardig, aanbeveelbaar. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

مس'تَحَبّ (beneficial). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

препоръчителен (advisable, commendable, credential, recommendatory, testimonial, well). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aanbevelenswaardig. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

rekomendinda. (various references)

   

French

  

recommandable. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

it oanrikkemandearjen wurdich. (various references)

   

German

  

empfehlenswert (advisable), ratsam (advisable, expedient). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αξιοσύστατοσ (advisable, commendable). (various references)

   

Italian

  

raccomandabile (advisable). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

お奨め (recommendation), 御奨め (recommendation). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おすすめ (recommendation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

yn-choyrlaghey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ecommendableray

   

Romanian

  

recomandabil (adequate, advisable, commendable, commendatory, recommendatory). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

recomendable (advisable, commendable). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

rekommendabel. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

рекомендований (advisable). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "RECOMMENDABLE"

Words rhyming with "RECOMMENDABLE" (pronounced 'Rec`om*mend"a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defeasible, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable. (additional references)

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Anagrams: RECOMMENDABLE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-e-e-l-m-m-n-o-r"

-2 letters: commendable.

-3 letters: beclamored, commandeer.

-4 letters: banderole, bandoleer, clambered, commander, commender, ealdormen, emendable, membraned, memorable, recleaned, recommend, redolence.

-5 letters: aldermen, amelcorn, banderol, beaconed, becalmed, beclamor, bemeaned, bemoaned, boardmen, bonemeal, calender, cambered, cameleer, careened, clamored, colander, coleader, comember, conelrad, corbeled, coredeem, cornmeal, creneled, demeanor, embalmed, embalmer, emblemed, embolden, embraced, enameled, enameler, enamored, leeboard, lemonade, membered, membrane, mendable, oleander, rebeldom, recoaled, recombed, reloaned, remolade, romanced.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: RECOMMENDABLE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 43 4F 4D 4D 45 4E 44 41 42 4C 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01000011 01001111 01001101 01001101 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000001 01000010 01001100 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#67 &#79 &#77 &#77 &#69 &#78 &#68 &#65 &#66 &#76 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0043 004F 004D 004D 0045 004E 0044 0041 0042 004C 0045

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52393749474739483835364639

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage Frequency
3. Translations: Modern
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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