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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis See {Esteem}.] 1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as estimable damage. --Paley. . 2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.] A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. --Shak. 3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable. --Sir W. Temple. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, n. A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. --Sir T. Browne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: estimable adj 1: deserving of respect or high regard [ant: {contemptible}] 2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {good}, {honorable}, {respectable}] 3: may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" [syn: {computable}]
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