esteem

noun

es·teem | \ i-ˈstēm

Definition of esteem

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 archaic : worth, value

2 archaic : opinion, judgment

3 : the regard in which one is held especially : high regard the esteem we all feel for her

esteem

verb

esteemed; esteeming; esteems

Definition of esteem (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 archaic : appraise

2a : to view as : consider esteem it a privilege

b : think, believe

3 : to set a high value on : regard highly and prize accordingly an esteemed guest

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Verb

regard, respect, esteem, admire mean to recognize the worth of a person or thing. regard is a general term that is usually qualified. he is highly regarded in the profession respect implies a considered evaluation or estimation. after many years they came to respect her views esteem implies greater warmth of feeling accompanying a high valuation. no citizen of the town was more highly esteemed admire suggests usually enthusiastic appreciation and often deep affection. a friend that I truly admire

Examples of esteem in a Sentence

Noun

She has won esteem for her work with cancer patients. an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers

Verb

I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time. although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The study found that men and women who use the app appear to have lower self-esteem than those who don't. — Juliet Marateck, CNN, "Online dating lowers self-esteem and increases depression, studies say," 29 May 2018 Studies have shown that the group sessions, which involve screaming and insults, can be catastrophic for people with poor mental health and low self-esteem. — Amy Julia Harris And Shoshana Walter, charlotteobserver, "Drug users got exploited. Disabled patients got hurt. One woman benefited from it all. | Charlotte Observer," 21 May 2018 Latinobarometro found that Chile had a lower esteem for history’s first Latin American pope than 18 other Central and South American countries. — Washington Post, "Chileans denounce suffering sex abuse by Marists, priests," 14 May 2018 Even Renee's friend Mallory (model/actress Emily Ratajkowski), who Renee sees as her physical ideal, confesses to having low self-esteem. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, "'I Feel Pretty' beautifully serves haters an uplifting message about confidence," 18 Apr. 2018 Kaitlynn and all the others shared similar stories about being a lady, having self-esteem, learning coping strategies, believing in themselves. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Down on kids these days? These girls will turn your frowns upside down," 26 Feb. 2018 People with visible disfigurements, for instance, often face conscious and unconscious bias, staring, hostility, and discrimination in the workplace and in school, something that can be debilitating itself, hindering self-esteem and quality of life. — Hilary George-parkin, Glamour, "This Swimsuit Line Wants to Change the Way We Think About Disfigurement," 28 Nov. 2018 The duchess's career has been both a self-esteem builder and a necessity. — Nancy Collins, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sarah Ferguson: Diana, the Queen and I," 12 Oct. 2018 The warning signs have come not only from polls measuring esteem, or absence of it, for Mr. Macron. — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, "France’s Macron Defends His Business-Friendly Stance," 9 July 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Does Dowling, the former longtime artistic chief of Minneapolis’ esteemed Guthrie Theater, push the almost vaudevillian streak of this staging a little far? — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Tempest' a satisfying whirl of wit and wizardry at Old Globe," 24 June 2018 Gibson guitars have been esteemed by generations of guitar legends. — BostonGlobe.com, "Senators band together to fight closure of Boston office that handles federal employee rights," 2 May 2018 Despite previous reports insisting that Brad Pitt and esteemed MIT professor Neri Oxman have a strictly-professional relationship, a source close to the actor told Us Weekly that a romance has indeed blossomed between the pair. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Brad Pitt Has Reportedly Been "Quietly Dating" MIT Professor Neri Oxman Since Last Fall," 11 Apr. 2018 Cresswell himself grew up in Liverpool, and got his start at Tranmere Rovers esteemed academy. — SI.com, "Everton Plotting Summer Move for West Ham Man to Compete With Injury-Prone Star," 8 Apr. 2018 Although Rabbi Shteinman was also esteemed as a great sage, his unofficial bailiwick was promoting lifelong Torah study by adult men, upholding standards of the yeshivas and finessing political dealings with the Israeli government. — Joseph Berger, New York Times, "Aharon Leib Shteinman, Ultra-Orthodox Leader in Israel, Dies at 104," 13 Dec. 2017 Her suggestions are rather gauzy in the face of a new wing of America’s left that no longer esteems freedom of speech as a value worth fighting for. — The Economist, "Rethinking free speech on campus," 14 Oct. 2017 He is highly esteemed by the coaching staff and the management. — SI.com, "Vincenzo Montella Stresses the Importance of His Side's Late Win Against Cagliari," 28 Aug. 2017 In 1974 and over the next 10 years after that, the American Double Dutch League hosted citywide competitions at New York City’s esteemed Lincoln Center. — Danielle Young, The Root, "Watch: Is Double Dutch a Traditionally Black Sport?," 11 Aug. 2017

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