estimation

[ es-tuh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. judgment or opinion:

   In my estimation the boy is guilty.

2. esteem; respect.

   Synonyms: veneration, honor, regard, appreciation

3. approximate calculation; estimate:

   to make an estimation of one's expenditures.

estimation

/ ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. a considered opinion; judgment

   what is your estimation of the situation?

2. esteem; respect
3. the act of estimating

Other Words From

• prees·ti·mation noun
• rees·ti·mation noun
• self-esti·mation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of estimation¹

1325–75; Middle English estimacioun < Middle French < Latin aestimātiōn- (stem of aestimātiō ). See estimate, -ion

Example Sentences

Gedde Watanabe, Briones, Pedersen and Chaiyahat show why Sondheim had such a high estimation of the song that, in his own words, “comes closest to the heart of ‘Pacific Overtures’: historical narrative as written by a Japanese who’s seen a lot of American musicals.”

From Los Angeles Times

Babitz, by Anolik’s estimation, had one great book in her: “Slow Days, Fast Company,” a collection of stories that touch on her romantic relationships with Ruscha’s brother, Paul, and Rolling Stone’s Lewis, as well as “the politesse of threesomes, sleeping on the roof of the patio of the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel and what to wear when taking cocaine on acid,” among other things.

From Los Angeles Times

After all, journalists may be jaded—but at least in Avlon’s estimation, they have nothing on political consultants.

From Slate

“The overall estimation is that the Democrats are bad, but if Trump is elected it’ll be even worse,” said Mustafa Barghouti, a respected Palestinian analyst and politician in the occupied West Bank.

From BBC

By any estimation, the campaign for Amendment 4 is a long shot.

From Slate

Related Words

• appraisal
• assessment
• evaluation
• reckoning