| Noun | 1. | esteem - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"stature - high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature" disesteem - the state in which esteem has been lost | |
| 2. | esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and likingliking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" Anglophilia - admiration for England and English customs | |
| 3. | esteem - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" | |
| Verb | 1. | esteem - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" | |
| 2. | esteem - 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"think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" | |