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estimable [es-tuh-muh-buhl] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for estimable on Thesaurus.com adjective
- worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
- capable of being estimated.
Origin of estimable 1425–75; late Middle English Middle French Latin aestimābilis, equivalent to aestim(āre) to esteem + -ābilis -able Related formses·ti·ma·ble·ness, nounes·ti·ma·bly, adverbnon·es·ti·ma·ble, adjectivenon·es·ti·ma·ble·ness, nounnon·es·ti·ma·bly, adverbun·es·ti·ma·ble, adjectiveSynonyms for estimable See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. reputable, respectable, admirable, laudable, meritorious, excellent, good.Antonyms for estimable 1. contemptible. Related Words for estimable praiseworthy, esteemed, admirable, appreciable, august, commendable, decent, deserving, excellent, good, high-powered, honored, laudable, name, noble, reputable, reputed, respectable, respected, sterling Examples from the Web for estimable Contemporary Examples of estimable
Now the estimable Cook Report has moved the race from Lean Republican to a Toss-Up.
Mark Sanford Ditched by NRCC, but Counting Him Out Would Be Unwise
John Avlon
April 18, 2013
To save himself, Nixon nominated the estimable Elliot Richardson to be his new attorney general.
How Kennedy Brought Down Nixon
Chris Matthews
September 13, 2009
Historical Examples of estimable
The very best sort; a most estimable fellow,—one of a thousand.
Isabella Alden
Besides, the majority of the clergy were most estimable men.
Emile Zola
He was a man of my own class; a gentleman of pleasant ways, amiable, estimable, and able.
Rafael Sabatini
Have you not, father, said in the past that he was an estimable young man?
Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times
Charles Carleton Coffin
She was a most kind, estimable woman, and he admired her for her noble character.
Laura Jean Libbey
British Dictionary definitions for estimable estimable adjective
- worthy of respect; deserving of admirationmy estimable companion
Derived Formsestimableness, nounestimably, adverb Word Origin and History for estimable adj.
mid-15c., from Old French estimable and directly from Latin aestimabilis “valuable, estimable,” from aestimare (see esteem (v.)).