admirable

Everyday

Admirable means deserving praise and respect; very good. tree →

In the lessons

In ethics and stories it describes good qualities and actions such as honesty, courage and kindness. In school reports it praises effort. Phrases: an admirable effort, admirable courage, quite admirable.

Examples

• It was admirable that she told the truth. tree →
• Firefighters show admirable courage. tree →
• The team made an admirable effort despite losing. tree →
• His patience with his little brother is admirable. tree →
• Admirable qualities include kindness and honesty. tree →
• The speech was admirable. tree →

Note

Adverb: admirably. Verb: admire. Stress: AD-mir-a-ble (not ad-MIRE-able). Spelling: -able.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah, the three Mothers, Aleph, Mem and Shin, are called a great and hidden mystery.

Interpretation. Tradition sees these three letters as the base from which air, water and fire, and so the rest of creation, come.

Examples

• The Three Mothers, Aleph, Mem and Shin, are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into active and passive forces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Three Mothers Aleph, Mem and Shin are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings ; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into male and female forces. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Adverb: admirably. Verb: admire. Stress: AD-mir-a-ble (not ad-MIRE-able). Spelling: -able.