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English noun: estimation | |||
| 1. | estimation (communication) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | ||
| Synonyms | appraisal, estimate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commercial document, commercial instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation | ||
| 2. | estimation (cognition) the respect with which a person is held | ||
| Samples | They had a high estimation of his ability. | ||
| Synonyms | estimate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | esteem, regard, respect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | report, reputation | ||
| 3. | estimation (cognition) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | ||
| Samples | An estimate of what it would cost. A rough idea how long it would take. | ||
| Synonyms | approximation, estimate, idea | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | credit, credit rating, dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesstimate, guesswork, guestimate, overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, scalage, shot, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning | ||
| 4. | estimation (act) a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | ||
| Samples | Many factors are involved in any estimate of human life. In my estimation the boy is innocent. | ||
| Synonyms | estimate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assessment, judgement, judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appraisal, capitalisation, capitalization | ||
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