estimable

/ˈɛstɪməbəl/

estimable adjective: worthy of esteem; admirable.

Adjective

estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)

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.1715–1720, Homer, “Book VI”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, section footnote
Synonyms:

creditable, reverend, venerable, admirable, allowable, commendable, glorious, honorable, laudable, praiseworthy
(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.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Synonyms:

prizable, valuable, worthy, worthly, treasurous, worth every penny
Capable of being estimated; estimatable.
- After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.1928, Louis Kahlenberg, Norbert Barwasser, “On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 79, number 2, page 406
- In this section we review the recent theory that generates an estimable Phillips curve relation.1999, Jordi Galí, Mark Gertler, “Inflation dynamics: A structural econometric analysis”, in Journal of Monetary Economics, volume 44, page 198

সম্মানজনক, শ্রদ্ধার যোগ্য

ಗೌರವಾರ್ಹನಾದ, ಗಣ್ಯನಾದ, ಮಾನ್ಯ, ಮರ್ಯಾದಾರ್ಹ

March told […]how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:
Francesca Bassington sat in the drawing-room of her house in Blue Street, W., regaling herself and her estimable brother Henry with China tea and small cress sandwiches.1912, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], chapter I, in The Unbearable Bassington, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, N.Y....
For all this, the worn collodion image gracing his memoirs shows a man of estimable appearance in a sober woolen suit and brocade waistcoat.2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Profitable Wonders”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 52:

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comparative	more estimable
superlative	most estimable

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

What does estimable mean?: Estimable means worthy of esteem; admirable.
What is estimable in Bengali?: Estimable in Bengali is সম্মানজনক, শ্রদ্ধার যোগ্য. See Estimable meaning in Bengali.
How do you use estimable in a sentence?: March told […]how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.
What part of speech is estimable?: Estimable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce estimable?: Estimable is pronounced /ˈɛstɪməbəl/.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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