esteem

C2+ Topic:People & Society

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... respect admiration regard reverence honor appreciate value

Opposites

contempt disdain scorn disrespect

Word family

Derived forms esteemed

Related forms estimate estimable estimation aim

Etymology

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

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Topics

People & Society

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# 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
- People & Society

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