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reputable

English

Etymology

repute +? -able

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???pj?t?b?l/

Adjective

reputable (comparative more reputable, superlative most reputable)

  1. Having a good reputation; honourable.
    He was a reputable businessman.

Translations


German

Pronunciation

Adjective

reputable

  1. inflection of reputabel:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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estimable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French estimable.

Adjective

estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)

  1. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
    • 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22:
      Mr. March told . . . how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.
  2. (archaic) Valuable.
    • 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, scene 3:
      A pound of man's flesh taken from a man
      Is not so estimable, profitable neither,
      As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.
  3. Capable of being estimated; estimatable.
    • 1928, Louis Kahlenberg and Norbert Barwasser, "On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man," Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 79, iss. 2, page 406:
      After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.

Further reading

  • estimable at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From estimer +? -able

Adjective

estimable (plural estimables)

  1. estimable, creditable
  2. esteemed

Further reading

  • “estimable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Adjective

estimable (plural estimables)

  1. esteemed, admirable
  2. estimable (capable of being estimated)

Related terms

  • estimado

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