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Esteem

noun/ɛstˈiːm/
Definition
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛstˈiːm/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛstˈiːm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛstˈiːm/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛstˈiːm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
“it is held in esteem”
nouna feeling of delighted approval and liking
nounan attitude of admiration or esteem
“she lost all respect for him”
verbregard highly; think much of
“I respect his judgement”
verblook on as or consider
“she looked on this affair as a joke”
Word Forms
esteemverbregard highly; think much of
respectverbshow respect towards
admireverbfeel admiration for
respectnouna courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
respecternouna person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative
esteemnounan attitude of admiration or esteem
valuableadjectivehaving worth or merit or value
valuenounan ideal accepted by some individual or group
reputationnounnotoriety for some particular characteristic
reputenounthe state of being held in high esteem and honor
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wertschätzung
die Bedingung, geehrt zu werden (geschätzt oder respektiert oder gut angesehen)
🇫🇷French
estime
la condition d'être honoré (estimé ou respecté ou bien considéré)
🇪🇸Spanish
estima
la condición de ser honrado (estimado, respetado o bien considerado)
🇮🇹Italian
stima
la condizione di essere onorato (stimato o rispettato o ben considerato)
🇳🇱Dutch
achting
de voorwaarde om geëerd te worden (gewaardeerd of gerespecteerd of hoog aangeschreven)
🇵🇹Portuguese
estima
a condição de ser honrado (estimado, respeitado ou bem visto)
🇷🇺Russian
почитать
состояние почитания (уважаемого, уважаемого или хорошо уважаемого)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आदर
सम्मानित होने की अवस्था (सम्मानित या सम्मानित या अच्छी तरह से सम्मानित)
🇧🇩Bengali
সম্মান
সম্মানিত হওয়ার শর্ত (সম্মানিত বা সম্মানিত বা সম্মানিত)
🇮🇳Tamil
மரியாதை
மரியாதைக்குரிய நிலை (மதிப்பிற்குரிய அல்லது மரியாதைக்குரிய அல்லது நன்கு மதிக்கப்பட்ட)
🇮🇳Telugu
గౌరవం
గౌరవించబడే పరిస్థితి (గౌరవనీయమైనది లేదా గౌరవించబడినది లేదా బాగా గౌరవించబడినది)
🇮🇳Marathi
आदर
सन्मानित होण्याची अट (प्रतिष्ठित किंवा आदरणीय किंवा आदरणीय)
🇮🇳Gujarati
સન્માન
સન્માનિત થવાની સ્થિતિ (આદરણીય અથવા આદરણીય અથવા સારી રીતે માનવામાં આવે છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೌರವ
ಗೌರವಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಗೌರವ ಅಥವಾ ಗೌರವ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗೌರವ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നു
ബഹുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ (ബഹുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ബഹുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ നന്നായി പരിഗണിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുക)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਨਮਾਨ
ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਤ (ਮਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)
🇵🇰Urdu
عزت
معزز ہونے کی شرط (محترم یا قابل احترام یا اچھی طرح سے سمجھا جاتا ہے)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
尊重
受到尊重的条件(受尊敬或受到尊重或受到良好尊重)
🇯🇵Japanese
尊敬する
尊敬される状態(尊敬されている、尊敬されている、またはよく評価されている)
🇰🇷Korean
존중
존경받는 상태(칭찬받거나 존중받거나 좋은 평가를 받음)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quý trọng
điều kiện được tôn vinh (quý trọng hoặc tôn trọng hoặc được coi trọng)
🇹🇭Thai
นับถือ
สภาพของการได้รับเกียรติ (นับถือหรือนับถือหรือนับถือดี)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghargai
kondisi dihormati (terhormat atau dihormati atau dihormati)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapahalaga
ang kondisyon ng pagiging pinarangalan (iginagalang o iginagalang o iginagalang)
🇲🇾Malay
harga diri
syarat untuk dihormati (dihormati atau dihormati atau dihormati)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
احترام
حالة التكريم (المحترم أو المحترم أو المحترم)
🇮🇷Persian
احترام
شرط تکریم ( محترم یا محترم یا مورد توجه)
🇹🇷Turkish
saygı
onurlandırılma durumu (saygı duyulan veya saygı duyulan veya iyi kabul edilen)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַעֲרָכָה
התנאי של כבוד (מוערך או מכובד או נחשב היטב)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'esteem'?
The primary meaning of 'esteem' is 'the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'esteem' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'esteem' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'esteem' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'esteem' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'esteem' in your daily reading?
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Occasionally
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Do you find 'esteem' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'esteem' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'esteem' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'esteem' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'esteem' as formal, casual, or slang?
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Slang
Archaic
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