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estimable
CIDE DICTIONARY
estimable, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.].
- Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. . [1913 Webster]
- Valuable; worth a great price. [1913 Webster]"A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man,
Is not so estimable, profitable neither,
As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats." [1913 Webster] - Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. [1913 Webster]"A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable." [1913 Webster]
estimable, n.
A thing worthy of regard. [1913 Webster]
"One of the peculiar estimables of her country." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
estimable, adj. worthy of esteem.
Derivative
estimably adv.
Etymology
F f. L aestimabilis (as ESTEEM)
THESAURUS
estimable
Christian, admirable, admired, advantageous, appraisable, appreciable, assessable, august, auspicious, authoritative, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, beneficial, benevolent, beyond all praise, blameless, bon, bonny, braw, bueno, calculable, capital, celebrated, charismatic, charming, clean, cogent, commendable, computable, consequential, conspicuous, countable, creditable, decent, deserving, determinable, distinguished, dreadful, effective, effectual, efficacious, elegant, eminent, enchanting, erect, esteemed, ethical, excellent, exceptional, exemplary, expedient, extraordinary, fair, famous, fathomable, favorable, fine, full of integrity, gaugeable, good, goodly, grand, healthy, held in esteem, helpful, high-minded, high-principled, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, immaculate, important, in favor, in good odor, in high favor, influential, inviolate, irreproachable, just, kind, laudable, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, magnetic, manly, marked, measurable, memorable, mensurable, meritorious, meterable, model, momentous, moral, nice, noble, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, numberable, numerable, of mark, outstanding, perceptible, personable, persuasive, pleasant, potent, powerful, praiseworthy, prestigious, principled, profitable, prominent, pure, quantifiable, quantizable, rare, reckonable, regal, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, reputed, respectable, respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous, royal, salient, signal, skillful, sound, special, splendid, spotless, stainless, sterling, striking, strong, suasive, substantial, telling, time-honored, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unexceptionable, unforgettable, unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, useful, valid, valuable, valued, venerable, venerated, very good, virtuous, weighty, well-deserving, well-thought-of, winning, worshipful, worthy, yeomanlyROGET THESAURUS
estimable
Goodness
N goodness, excellence, merit, virtue, value, worth, price, super-excellence, supereminence, superiority, perfection, coup de maitre, masterpiece, chef d'ouvre, prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A, nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth, champion, prodigy, tidbit, gem, gem of the first water, bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure, good thing, rara avis, one in a thousand, beneficence, good man, harmless, hurtless, unobnoxious, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive, beneficial, valuable, of value, serviceable, advantageous, edifying, profitable, salutary, favorable, propitious fair, good, good as gold, excellent, better, superior, above par, nice, fine, genuine, best, choice, select, picked, elect, recherche, rare, priceless, unparagoned, unparalleled, superlatively, good, bully, crackajack, giltedged, superfine, superexcellent, of the first water, first-rate, first-class, high- wrought, exquisite, very best, crack, prime, tiptop, capital, cardinal, standard, inimitable, admirable, estimable, praiseworthy, pleasing, couleur de rose, precious, of great price, costly, worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye, priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye, tolerable, up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, satisfactory, tidy, in good condition, in fair condition, fresh, sound, beneficially, well, Jewels five words long, long may such goodness live!, the luxury of doing good.Value
N worth, rate, value, intrinsic value, quality, par value, valuation, appraisal, assessment, appraisement, price current, market price, quotation, fair price, going price, what it will fetch, what the market will bear, money's worth, penny's worth, worth, cost (price), valuable, estimable, worthwhile, worthy, full of worth, precious (expensive), worth the price, worth a king's ransom, accountants who know the price of everything and t.Approbation
N approbation, approval, approvement, sanction, advocacy, nod of approbation, esteem, estimation, good opinion, golden opinions, admiration, love, appreciation, regard, account, popularity, kudos, credit, repute, best seller, commendation, praise, laud, laudation, good word, meed of praise, tribute of praise, encomium, eulogy, eulogium, eloge, panegyric, homage, hero worship, benediction, blessing, benison, applause, plaudit, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, acclaim, acclamation, cheer, paean, hosannah, shout of applause, peal of applause, chorus of applause, chorus of praise, Prytaneum, approving, in favor of, lost in admiration, commendatory, complimentary, benedictory, laudatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic, lavish of praise, uncritical, approved, praised, uncensured, unimpeached, popular, in good odor, in high esteem, in favor, in high favor, deserving of praise, worthy of praise, praiseworthy, commendable, of estimation, good, meritorious, estimable, creditable, plausible, unimpeachable, beyond all praise, with credit, to admiration, well, with three times three, Int, hear hear!, bully for you!, well done!, bravo!, bravissimo!, euge!, macte virtute!, so far so good, that's right, quite right, optime!, one cheer more, may your shadow never be less!, esto perpetua!, long life to!, viva!, enviva!, Godspeed!, valete et plaudite!, encore!, bis!, probatum est, tacent satis laudant, servant of God, well done!.For further exploring for "estimable" in Webster Dictionary Online