venerable

Meaning

1. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
2. Worthy of reverence.
3. Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
4. Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
5. Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

Opposite of

contemptible

Synonyms

respectable

reverend

adorable

august

worshipful

old

🧓

honourable

revered

ancient

honorable

holy

aged

estimable

old man

honoured

lapsed

laudable

lord

magnificent

matronal

matronly

mature

patriarchal

ramshackle

redoubtable

respected

respectful

rickety

sacred

seedy

solemn

time-honored

void

worthy

deserving respect

grey-headed

extremely old

respceted

be ancient

be respectfully saluted

become sacred

worthy of honour

be antique

time honoured

awful

chief

crusted

decayed

decrepit

dilapidated

Translations

venerable

venerabile

ehrwürdig

venerável

αιδεσιμώτατος

vénérable

venerable

vetus

🧓

vetustus

vieux

🧓

venerando

σεβαστός

alt

🧓

pîr

🧓

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

Etymology

From Middle French vénérable, from Old French, from Latin venerabilis.