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 Word Forms

• preestimation noun
• reestimation noun
• self-estimation 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

But as the movies and this show keep proving, our estimation of our supposed genius is probably overblown.

From Salon

If you disrupt the ticking of that mileage clock by changing the environment, both rats and humans start getting their distance estimation wrong.

From BBC

An array of factors led to this low estimation of the Fourth Estate, but the death of local journalism is close to the top of the list.

From Salon

Foster was more unsparing in his estimation of how much work was left to do.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s an unabashed lover of hair metal, a throwback genre defined by its performers’ androgynous costumes that, in Peacemaker’s estimation, made them “real men, because they weren’t afraid to be women!”

From Salon

Related Words

• appraisal 
• assessment 
• evaluation 
• reckoning