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Noun: esteem  e'steem
  1. The condition of being honoured (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
    "it is held in esteem"
    - regard, respect
     
  2. A feeling of delighted approval and liking
    - admiration
     
  3. An attitude of admiration or esteem
    - respect, regard
Verb: esteem  e'steem
  1. Regard highly; think much of
    - respect, value, prize, prise [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Look on as or consider
    - think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, take to be

Derived forms: esteems, esteemed, esteeming

Type of: attitude, believe, conceive, consider, fete, fête, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, liking, mental attitude, reckon, regard, see, think, view

Antonym: disesteem

Encyclopedia: Esteem