Meaning of ESTIMABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'estumubul
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- [adj] may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets"
- [adj] deserving of respect or high regard
- [adj] deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
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| | Synonyms: | | admirable, calculable, computable, good, honorable, reputable, respectable |
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| | Antonyms: | | contemptible | | |
| | See Also: | | worthy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis.
See {Esteem}.]
1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable
damage. --Paley. .
2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.]
A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so
estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons,
beefs, or goats. --Shak.
3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or
regard.
A lady said of her two companions, that one was more
amiable, the other more estimable. --Sir W.
Temple.
\Es"ti*ma*ble\, n.
A thing worthy of regard. [R.]
One of the peculiar estimables of her country. --Sir T.
Browne.
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