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reputable
English
Etymology
repute +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???pj?t?b?l/
Adjective
reputable (comparative more reputable, superlative most reputable)
- Having a good reputation; honourable.
- He was a reputable businessman.
Translations
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
reputable
- inflection of reputabel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- 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)
- 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.
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22:
- (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.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, scene 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.
- 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:
Further reading
- estimable at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From estimer +? -able
Adjective
estimable (plural estimables)
- estimable, creditable
- esteemed
Further reading
- “estimable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Adjective
estimable (plural estimables)
- esteemed, admirable
- estimable (capable of being estimated)
Related terms
- estimado
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