estimable

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13
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16
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9
Pronunciation
/ˈɛstɪməbəl/

Definition of estimable

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
    “Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered”
    “[Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.”
    “Mr. March told […]how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.”
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adj

  1. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
    “Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered”
    “[Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties.”
    “Mr. March told […]how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.”
  2. (archaic)Valuable.
    “A pound of man's flesh taken from a man Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.”
  3. Capable of being estimated; estimatable.
    “After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.”
    “In this section we review the recent theory that generates an estimable Phillips curve relation.”

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Etymology

From Middle English estimable, estymable, from Old French estimable, from Latin aestimābilis. Equivalent to esteem + -able and estimate + -able.

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