esteem
noun
[ ɪˈstiːm ]
• respect and admiration.
• "he was held in high esteem by colleagues"
Similar:
respect,
admiration,
(high) regard,
(high/good) opinion,
estimation,
acclaim,
approbation,
approval,
appreciation,
favour,
popularity,
recognition,
veneration,
awe,
reverence,
deference,
honour,
praise,
adulation,
extolment,
homage,
laudation,
esteem
verb
• respect and admire.
• "many of these qualities are esteemed by managers"
Similar:
respect,
admire,
value,
regard,
hold in (high) regard,
think (highly) of,
acclaim,
approve of,
appreciate,
like,
prize,
treasure,
favour,
recognize,
venerate,
hold in awe,
look up to,
revere,
reverence,
honour,
praise,
adulate,
extol,
pay homage to,
• consider; deem.
• "I should esteem it a favour if you could speak to them"
Similar:
consider,
regard as,
deem,
hold to be,
think,
think of as,
reckon,
count,
account,
believe,
judge,
adjudge,
rate,
class as,
gauge,
look on as,
view as,
see as,
interpret as,
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘worth, reputation’): from Old French estime (noun), estimer (verb), from Latin aestimare ‘to estimate’. The verb was originally in the Latin sense, also ‘appraise’ (compare with estimate), used figuratively to mean ‘assess the merit of’. Current senses date from the 16th century.
