estimable

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(ĕs'tə-mə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Possible to estimate: estimable assets; an estimable distance.
  2. Deserving of esteem; admirable: an estimable young professor.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aestimābilis, from aestimāre, to value.]

estimableness es'ti·ma·ble·ness n.
estimably es'ti·ma·bly adv.


means 'worthy of esteem, admirable'. Estimatable is the form required for the meaning 'capable of being estimated', although it is only rarely used.

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Definition: honorable, worthy
Antonyms: bad, dishonorable, inestimable, insignificant, poor, unworthy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - agtværdig, fortjenstfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
achtenswaardig, taxeerbaar

Français (French)
adj. - estimable, évaluable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schätzenswert, schätzbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιότιμος

Italiano (Italian)
rispettabile, stimabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estimável

Русский (Russian)
достойный, поддающийся оценке или учету

Español (Spanish)
adj. - respetable, estimable, calculable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - aktningsvärd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可尊敬的, 可估计的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可尊敬的, 可估計的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 존중할 만한, 평가 할 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 尊敬に値する, 尊重すべき, 尊敬すべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جدير بالإحترام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי להערכה‬


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