capable of being estimated

  • 1appreciable — Capable of being estimated, weighed, judged of, or recognized by the mind. Capable of being perceived or recognized by the senses. Perceptible but not a synonym of substantial …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2appreciable — Capable of being estimated, weighed, judged of, or recognized by the mind. Capable of being perceived or recognized by the senses. Perceptible but not a synonym of substantial …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3Estimable — Es ti*ma*ble, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See {Esteem}.] 1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. . [1913 Webster] 2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.] [1913 Webster] A pound of man s flesh, taken from a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4estimable — adjective Date: 15th century 1. capable of being estimated < an estimable amount > 2. archaic valuable 3. worthy of esteem < an estimable adversary > • estimableness noun • estimably …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5estimable — estimableness, n. estimably, adv. /es teuh meuh beuhl/, adj. 1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration. 2. capable of being estimated. [1425 75; late ME < MF < L aestimabilis, equiv. to aestim(are) to ESTEEM + abilis ABLE] Syn. 1.&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 6assessable — as sess·a·ble || sÉ™bl adj. capable of being estimated, rateable …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7estimable — a. 1. Appreciable, calculable, computable, capable of being estimated. 2. Worthy, good, excellent, meritorious, deserving, worthy of regard, deserving of respect or esteem …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 8estimable — es•ti•ma•ble [[t]ˈɛs tə mə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration 2) capable of being estimated • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME &LT; MF &LT; L es′ti•ma•ble•ness, n. es′ti•ma•bly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9estimable — /ˈɛstəməbəl / (say estuhmuhbuhl) adjective 1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect. 2. capable of being estimated. –estimableness, noun –estimably, adverb …

  • 10estimable — means ‘worthy of esteem, admirable’. Estimatable is the form required for the meaning ‘capable of being estimated’, although it is only rarely used …

    Modern English usage