Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

Esteemed

[ih-steem]

Example Sentences Origin

verb (used with object)

to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty.

to consider as of a certain value or of a certain type; regard: I esteem it worthless.

Obsolete. to set a value on; appraise.

noun

favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard: to hold a person in esteem.

Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Esteemed is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English estemen, < Middle French estimer < Latin aestimāre to fix the value of

Related forms

pre·es·teem, verb (used with object)

un·es·teemed, adjective

well-es·teemed, adjective

Synonyms
1. honor, revere, respect. See appreciate. 4. favor, admiration, honor, reverence, veneration. See respect.

Antonyms
1. disdain.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To Esteemed

Example Sentences

We mourn the loss of our esteemed member and extend heartfelt condolences to her family.

USciences continues to build upon its rich history and esteemed reputation.

We'll be live-blogging the speech here, with the help of our esteemed commenters.

EXPAND

We mourn the loss of our esteemed member and extend heartfelt condolences to her family.

USciences continues to build upon its rich history and esteemed reputation.

We'll be live-blogging the speech here, with the help of our esteemed commenters.

It is identical in texture and has a cleaner, more esteemed flavor than its wild counterpart.

Click here for photos of some of the esteemed members.

Deeply saddened by the death of our esteemed member.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Nubians are esteemed as cooks and male nurses, and hold positions of trust in many a household.

Gorshkov knew that people would be scandalized when they saw the esteemed anchor in flagrante.

We mourn the loss of our esteemed member and extend heartfelt condolences to his family.

Great expectations from this highly esteemed technocrat.

Vale's eNewsletter is a free service to our esteemed customers, comrades and critics.

Sorry to see your esteemed journal hoodwinked by the farm advocates.

Then when our esteemed elected leaders congregate they have an amount that is available and that is it.

Seems an interesting choice of words for this esteemed newspaper--hard to imagine this is a custom/tradition nor an oversight.

Webre notes, male ballet dancers are esteemed as rock stars in other countries.

Do you think our esteemed scientific commumity has made an effort to repeat his study.

We mourn the loss of our esteemed member and extend heartfelt condolences to.

It might not be of the type that is taught by our esteemed professoriate.

Our esteemed debaters are perfectly suited to wrestle with these issues.

In addition to being a nobleman, he was an esteemed authority on dinosaurs and other fossil animals.

Directors and members record with deep sorrow and mourn the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved and esteemed patron.

The report from transparency international, whose rankings your esteemed newspaper customarily publishes would endorse the fact.

Esteemed organist and choir director for many parishes over six decades.

She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother as well as an esteemed professor of.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

esteem (ɪˈstiːm)

—vb
1.	to have great respect or high regard for: to esteem a colleague
2.	formal to judge or consider; deem: to esteem an idea improper

—n
3.	high regard or respect; good opinion
4.	archaic judgment; opinion

[C15: from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāreestimate]

es'teemed

—*adj*

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

esteem

mid-15c., from M.Fr. estimer, from L. aestimare "to value, appraise," perhaps ult. from *ais-temos "one who cuts copper," i.e. mints money. At first used as we would now use estimate; sense of "value, respect" is 1530s. Related: Esteemed; esteeming.

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for Esteemed?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

pandit patina precious rarity respect sportsman

Matching Quote

"Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."

-unknown author

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help