US /ɪˈstiːməbəl/ UK /ɪˈstiːməbəl/
adj Freq #547378

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    worthy of esteem, respect, or admiration

    Even a modest but esteemable achievement deserves recognition.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · worthy of esteem, respect,... estimableadmirablerespectable
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms esteemableness
Related forms esteemestimable

Etymology

Formed in English from esteem + -able. Esteem comes through Old French from Latin aestimare, 'to value or appraise.'

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