esteem C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ɪˈstim/ UK /ɪˈstiːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun respect and admiration felt for a person or thing She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · respect and admiration felt... respectadmirationregardreverencehonorappreciatevalue ↔ Opposites contemptdisdainscorndisrespect Word family Derived forms esteemed Related forms estimateestimableestimationaim Etymology AI details From Old French estimer 'to value, appraise', from Latin aestimare 'to value, assess, judge the worth of', of uncertain ultimate origin. estimer Old French aestimare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # esteem **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈstim/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈstiːm/ ## Meanings 1. respect and admiration felt for a person or thing ## Examples - She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. ## Synonyms - respect - admiration - regard - reverence - honor - appreciate - value ## Antonyms - contempt - disdain - scorn - disrespect ## Derived Forms - esteemed ## Related Forms - estimate - estimable - estimation - aim ## Roots and Affixes - Root: estimer - Root: aestimare ## Etymology From Old French estimer 'to value, appraise', from Latin aestimare 'to value, assess, judge the worth of', of uncertain ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology Esteem is from Old French estimer 'to value, appraise', from Latin aestimare 'to value, assess, judge the worth of', of uncertain ultimate origin. In present-day use, it means respect and admiration felt for a person or thing. Derived formations include esteemed. Related vocabulary includes estimate, estimable, estimation, and aim. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown