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Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. .

The quality of deserving esteem or regard.

ly, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. But above all, for thine inestimable love. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. Lyon Playfair.

and the like, which are made void by component authority. Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties Burke.

Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable. This gentleman was born of creditable parents. Goldsmith.

Worthy of esteem; estimable. [R.] "Esteemable qualities." Pope.

In an estimable manner.

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak.

Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

Inestimable. [R.] Drayton.

Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable worth; invaluable.

A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. "An estimable prosaist." I. Taylor.

Estimable according to quantity; quantitative. Sir K. Digby.

That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural. He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable regards. A. Smith. Save the long-sought re…

A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." Chaucer. "Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." Shak.

nd sold unto Egyptians. Gen. xli. 56. The Scripture of God is a storehouse abounding with estimable treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Hooker.

e summed up or computed; so great that the amount can not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable. "Sumless treasure." Pope.

Having inestimable value; invaluable. [Obs.] The golden apples of unvalued price. Spenser.

Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion. Valuable consideration (Law), an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc. Blackstone. Bouvier.

Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. [Obs.] It was not worth to make it wise. Chaucer.