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Laudatives (from Latin laudare "to praise") are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect. That is, they express praise or approval on the part of the speaker.
The Spanish augmentative suffix -azo has laudative uses, such as cuerp azo "great body", though it also has pejorative uses such as cabronazo "major asshole."
mansi language has a suffix -ke that functions as both a diminutive and a laudative, as in saali ke "good little reindeer", lowke X "ten good X", totike "he carries (it) with pleasure".Martin Haspelmath, ed. (2001) Language Typology and Language Universals, vol. 1, p. 675.
Laudatory words are rare in English compared to pejorative ones, though there are a few, such as "steed" for a fine horse. More common is laudative use of metaphor, such as calling a helpful person a "saint" or fine food "ambrosia". Intonation may convey a laudative affect, as in "What a house!" said with an air of wonder.
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