'Esteem' definitions:

Definition of 'esteem'

(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant: disesteem]
noun
A feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration, esteem]
noun
An attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant: disrespect]
verb
Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem, value, prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect]
verb
Look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be]

Definition of 'Esteem'

From: GCIDE
  • Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Esteem'

From: GCIDE
  • Esteem \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp. Gardiner. [1913 Webster]
  • Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship. [1913 Webster]
  • Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi. 19. [1913 Webster]
  • You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.
  • Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See Appreciate, Estimate. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Esteem'

From: GCIDE
  • Esteem \Es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See Esteem, v. t.]
  • 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. [1913 Webster]
  • Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J. Webster. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. --Shak.
  • Syn: See Estimate, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'esteem'

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