estimable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English estimable, estymable, from Old French estimable, from Latin aestimābilis. Equivalent to esteem +‎ -able and estimate +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛstɪməbəl/ === Adjective === estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable) Worthy of esteem; admirable. Synonyms: creditable, reverend, venerable; see also Thesaurus:respectable Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered (archaic) Valuable. Synonyms: estimable, prizable; see also Thesaurus:valuable Capable of being estimated; estimatable. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “estimable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin aestimabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.tiˈmab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.tiˈma.ble] === Adjective === estimable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estimables) esteemed estimable, estimatable (capable of being estimated) === Further reading === “estimable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “estimable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “estimable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “estimable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French estimable, from estimer + -able. By surface analysis, estimer +‎ -able. === Adjective === estimable (plural estimables) estimable, creditable esteemed ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: estimabil === References === “estimable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From estimer + -able. Attested since the 15th c. === Adjective === estimable m or f (plural estimables) estimable, creditable ==== Descendants ==== French: estimable→ Romanian: estimabil === References === “estimable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Possibly from Latin aestimābilis, from aestimō + -bilis. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “very hesitant to say explicitly inherited from Latin; DRAE does not specify”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /estiˈmable/ [es.t̪iˈma.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: es‧ti‧ma‧ble === Adjective === estimable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estimables) esteemed, admirable estimable (capable of being estimated) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “estimable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025