About The Word Esteem
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Esteem
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What's The Definition Of Esteem?
[n] an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"
[n] a feeling of delighted approval and liking [n] the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [v] look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician" [v] regard highly; think much of Synonyms | Synonyms for Esteem: admiration | look on | look upon | prise | prize | regard | regard | regard as | repute | respect | respect | respect | take to be | think of | value Related Terms | Find terms related to Esteem: accept | acceptance | accord respect to | account | account as | adherence | adjudge | adjudicate | admiration | admire | adoration | adore | allow | apotheosis | apotheosize | appreciate | appreciation | apprize | approbation | approval | approve | approve of | ascendancy | ascribe importance to | assume | authority | awe | be afraid | be judicious | believe | bless | blessing | breathless adoration | charisma | charm | cherish | clout | conceive | consequence | consider | consideration | control | count | countenance | courtesy | credit | daresay | dearly love | deem | defer to | deference | deification | deify | dignity | distinction | dominance | domination | duty | effect | eminence | enchantment | endorse | endorsement | entertain respect for | estimate | estimation | evaluate | exaggerated respect | exalt | exercise judgment | expect | express an opinion | fame | fancy | favor | favorable vote | force | form an opinion | glory | good feeling | great respect | greatness | guess | have a hunch | have an idea | have an impression | have an inkling | have the idea | hero worship | hero-worship | high regard | hold | hold as | hold dear | hold in esteem | hold in reverence | hold with | homage | honor | idolatry | idolization | idolize | imagine | importance | incidental power | influence | influentiality | insinuation | judge | keep in countenance | leadership | leverage | like | liking | look up to | look upon as | love | love to distraction | magnetism | maintain | make much of | mastery | memorability | moment | nod | notability | noteworthiness | OK | opine | personality | persuasion | pine | potency | power | predominance | preponderance | pressure | prestige | presume | prize | prominence | purchase | rank | rate | rate highly | reckon | regard | reign | remarkableness | renown | reputation | repute | respect | revere | reverence | reverential regard | rule | salience | sanction | say | seal of approval | set down as | set store by | stamp of approval | suasion | subtle influence | suggestion | suppose | supremacy | surmise | suspect | sway | take | take for | take it | take kindly to | think | think highly of | think much of | think of | think well of | treasure | trow | uphold | upper hand | valuation | value | venerate | veneration | view | view as | view with favor | voice | vote | ween | weight | whip hand | worship | worth | yea | yea vote See Also | admire | Anglophilia | attitude | believe | conceive | consider | estimate | estimation | fear | hero worship | honor | honour | laurels | liking | look up to | mental attitude | reckon | regard | revere | reverence | see | stature | think | think the world of | venerate | view Esteem In Webster's Dictionary \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to
value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and
E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.]
1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to
estimate; to value; to reckon.
Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly
esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii.
15.
Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and
authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.
Gardiner.
Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were
esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with
reverence, respect, or friendship.
Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi.
19.
You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.
Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;
revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.
\Es*teem"\, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.] We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. --Milton. \Es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See {Esteem}, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! --Shak. I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J. Webster. 2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth. Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. --Shak. Syn: See {Estimate}, n. |
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