ESTIMABLE

computable, estimable

(adjective) may be computed or estimated; “a calculable risk”; “computable odds”; “estimable assets”

estimable

(adjective) deserving of respect or high regard

estimable, good, honorable, respectable

(adjective) deserving of esteem and respect; “all respectable companies give guarantees”; “ruined the family’s good name”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)

Worthy of esteem; admirable.

(archaic) Valuable.

Capable of being estimated; estimatable.

Source: Wiktionary


Es"ti*ma*ble, a. Etym: [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.

Definition: A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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