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Generous vs Estimable - What's the difference?

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Generous is a related term of estimable.


As adjectives the difference between generous and estimable

is that generous is (obsolete) of noble birth while estimable is worthy of esteem; admirable.

generous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth.
  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
    • Thank you for your generous words.
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
    • She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
  • Large, more than ample, copious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * generosity

    estimable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Worthy of esteem; admirable.
  • * 1868 , , Little Women , ch. 22,
    • Mr. March told . . . how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.
  • (archaic) Valuable.
  • * 1596 , , 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.
  • Capable of being estimated.
  • * 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.

    References

    * * * * " estimable" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002) * " estimable" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) ----