estimable
AdjectiveUS[es-tuh-muh-buhl]/ˈɛstəməbəl/4 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- deserving of respect or high regardOpposite contemptibleSee also worthy
- deserving of esteem and respect“all respectable companies give guarantees”“ruined the family's good name”Synonyms: goodhonorablerespectableadmirableOpposite disreputableSimilar reputable
- may be computed or estimated“a calculable risk”“computable odds”“estimable assets”Synonyms: computableOpposite incalculableSimilar calculable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Es′ti·ma·ble adjective
Origin: F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.
1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley..
2. Valuable; worth a great price. rare
A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.— William Shakespeare
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 William Temple
Es′ti·ma·ble noun
A thing worthy of regard. rare
One of the peculiar estimables of her country.— Sir Thomas Browne
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54