'Estimation' definitions:
Definition of 'estimation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: appraisal, estimate, estimation]
noun
The respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" [syn: estimate, estimation]
noun
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea]
noun
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" [syn: estimate, estimation]
Definition of 'Estimation'
From: GCIDE
- Estimation \Es`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.]
- 1. The act of estimating. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. [1913 Webster]
- If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. --Lev. xxvii. 8. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. [1913 Webster]
- I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. --Wisdom viii. 10. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Supposition; conjecture. [1913 Webster]
- I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. --Shak.
- Syn: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'estimation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- adding,
- admiration,
- adoration,
- analyzing,
- apotheosis,
- appraisal,
- appraisement,
- appraising,
- appreciation,
- apprizal,
- approbation,
- approval,
- approximation,
- arithmetic,
- assessing,
- assessment,
- assize,
- assizement,
- assumption,
- attitude,
- awe,
- breathless adoration,
- calculation,
- calculus,
- casting,
- ciphering,
- climate of opinion,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- computation,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- conclusion,
- consensus gentium,
- consideration,
- correction,
- courtesy,
- credit,
- deference,
- deification,
- determination,
- dual pricing,
- duty,
- esteem,
- estimate,
- ethos,
- evaluating,
- evaluation,
- evaluative criticism,
- exaggerated respect,
- eye,
- favor,
- feeling,
- figuring,
- footing,
- gauge,
- gauging,
- general belief,
- great respect,
- guess,
- hero worship,
- high regard,
- homage,
- honor,
- idea,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- impression,
- instrumentation,
- judgement,
- judgment,
- lights,
- measure,
- measurement,
- measuring,
- mensuration,
- metric system,
- mind,
- mystique,
- notion,
- observation,
- opinion,
- personal judgment,
- point of view,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- prestige,
- presumption,
- prevailing belief,
- price determination,
- pricing,
- public belief,
- public opinion,
- quantification,
- quantization,
- ranking,
- rating,
- reaction,
- reckoning,
- regard,
- respect,
- reverence,
- reverential regard,
- sentiment,
- sight,
- stance,
- stock,
- survey,
- surveying,
- telemetering,
- telemetry,
- theory,
- thinking,
- thought,
- totaling,
- toting,
- triangulation,
- unit pricing,
- valuation,
- valuing,
- veneration,
- view,
- way of thinking,
- weighing,
- worship,
- worth