esteem

[Es*teemĀ·]

Esteem is all about respect and admiration. If you have high self esteem, it means you like yourself. When you say, "My esteemed colleagues," you are saying you have nothing but the highest respect for them.

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To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.

Noun
an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

Noun
a feeling of delighted approval and liking

Noun
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

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"

Verb
regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

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v. t.
To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.

v. t.
To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship.

v. i.
To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider.

v. t.
Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.

v. t.
High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.


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

Esteem

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.

Esteem

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!
I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave.
2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.
Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem.
Syn. -- See Estimate, n.

To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.

To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider.

Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.

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Usage Examples

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them.

I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did.

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.

Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels.

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Other Usage Examples

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable the principles of it are troublesome.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect without esteem they cannot exist esteem is the first demand that they make of love.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.

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