estimable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French estimable.

Adjective

estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)

1. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
   • 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22:

     Mr. March told . . . how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.

2. (archaic) Valuable.
   • 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, scene 3:

     A pound of man's flesh taken from a man

     Is not so estimable, profitable neither,

     As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.

3. Capable of being estimated.
   • 1928, Louis Kahlenberg and Norbert Barwasser, "On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man," Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 79, iss. 2, page 406:

     After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.

Further reading

• “estimable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

Etymology

From estimer +‎ -able

Adjective

estimable (plural estimables)

1. estimable, creditable
2. esteemed

Further reading

• “estimable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Spanish

Adjective

1. esteemed, admirable
2. estimable (capable of being estimated)

Related terms

• estimado