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/ˌɛstəmˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Estimation n.

The act of estimating.

An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. "If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him."

Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. "I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders."

Supposition; conjecture. "I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know."

Synonyms: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.

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... FIVE PRINCIPAL ORDERS OF SOCIETY. The King-Corinthian; an elegant Female-Composite; the Nobleman-Doric; a Member of the University-Ionic; and the Buck of Fashion-Tuscan. On the left hand may be seen a specimen of the Exquisite, a new order in high estimation at the west end of the Town; and on the right hand stands an old order of some solidity in the eastern parts of the Metropolis. Fashion, Taste, and Fame, are emblematical of the varied pursuits of life; while the Army and Navy of the country are the capitals that crown the superstructure, ...

— The English Spy • Bernard Blackmantle

... palest, & tenderest, so that with vs it is more commonly seene in gardens then in fields, although in other Countries, as in Fraunce, Ireland, and such like, they sowe no other Barly at all, but with vs it is of no such generall estimation, and therefore I will neither giue it precedencie nor speake of it, otherwise then to referre it to the discreation of him who takes delight in many practises: but for the common Barly, or spike-Barly, which our experience findes to be excellent ...

— The English Husbandman • Gervase Markham

... already announced his intention to emigrate to Australia with his family; and he appeared to be waiting only to wreak his vengeance upon Levi Fairfield, who had defeated his plan to swindle Mr. Watson out of twenty thousand dollars. The young man had exposed and ruined him, in his estimation—not the crime; and he could not leave the country till he had "paid him off," though he was not so particular ...

— Freaks of Fortune - or, Half Round the World • Oliver Optic

... for a pirate, or even a vulgar smuggler, I'm afraid." MacMaster found it surprisingly difficult to say this, and he busied himself with the lamp as he said it. He heard James's hand fall heavily on the trunk top, and he discovered that he very much disliked sinking in the man's estimation. ...

— The Troll Garden and Selected Stories • Willa Cather

... many mental bruises as I, let me pause to remark. "You know that not one in ten thousand has influence enough to obtain lodgings with the chief actors, and who are we, I should like to know, except in our own estimation?" ...

— Abroad with the Jimmies • Lilian Bell

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