Word Meanings - APPROVING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile. -- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.

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• COMMENDATOR
  One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
• APPROVEDLY
  So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
• COMMENDER
  One who commends or praises.
• APPROVING
  Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile. -- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.
• SMILER
  One who smiles. Tennyson.
• APPROVABLE
  Worthy of being approved; meritorious. -- Ap*prov"a*ble*ness, n.
• COMMENDATARY
  One who holds a living in commendam.
• APPROVEMENT
  a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now
• APPROVE
  approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, 1. To show to be real or true; to prove. Wouldst thou approve thy constancy Approve First thy obedience. Milton. 2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
• COMMENDATION
  A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king Shak. (more info) 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Need we . . . epistles of
• EXPRESSURE
  The act of expressing; expression; utterance; representation. An operation more divine Than breath or pen can give expressure to. Shak.
• APPROVANCE
  Approval. Thomson.
• EXPRESS TRAIN
  Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a special train; now, a train run at express or special speed and making few stops.
• EXPRESSIVE
  1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude. Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. Tickell. 2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning
• SMILE
  mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. 1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. He doth nothing but frown . . . He hears merry tales and
• EXPRESSNESS
  The state or quality of being express; definiteness. Hammond.
• COMMENDATORY
  1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." Pope. 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. Commendatory prayer , a prayer read over the dying. "The
• COMMENDABLE
  Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. Bacon. -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv.
• APPROVAL
  Approbation; sanction. A censor . . . without whose approval nTemple. Syn. -- See Approbation.
• SMILET
  A little smile. Those happy smilets That played on her ripe lip. Shak.
• DISAPPROVAL
  Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.
• DISAPPROVE
  1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. 2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
• SELF-APPROVING
  Approving one's own action or character by one's own judgment. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas. Pope.
• INEXPRESSIBLY
  In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator.
• DISAPPROBATION
  The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure. We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all the steps. Burke.
• RECOMMENDATORY
  Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. Swift.
• RECOMMENDER
  One who recommends.
• DISCOMMENDER
  One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson.