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Estimable
Pronunciation : Es"ti*ma*ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Es"ti*ma*ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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