'Estimable' definitions:
Definition of 'estimable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Deserving of respect or high regard [ant: contemptible]
adjective
Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
adjective
May be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" [syn: computable, estimable]
Definition of 'Estimable'
From: GCIDE
- Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.]
- 1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. --Paley. . [1913 Webster]
- 2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.] [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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Estimable'
From: GCIDE
- Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, n. A thing worthy of regard. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- One of the peculiar estimables of her country. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'estimable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Christian,
- 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,
- yeomanly