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- Dictionaryesteemed/ɪˈstiːmd/
adjective
- 1. held in great respect; admired: "we dined in my esteemed friend's little room"
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ESTEEMED definition: highly respected: . Learn more.
1. : to set a high value on : regard highly and prize accordingly. an esteemed guest. 2. a. : to view as : consider. esteem it a privilege. b. : think, believe. 3. archaic : appraise. Synonyms.
adjective. es· teemed i-ˈstēmd. Synonyms of esteemed. : highly regarded. an esteemed author. my esteemed colleagues. our esteemed leader/guests. He also wrote to Richard Randolph's stepfather, the esteemed lawyer St. George Tucker … Garry Wills. … combined his esteemed position as a barrister with an increasingly high-profile writing career …
to consider or believe someone or something to be a particular thing: I would esteem it an honour if you would accompany me. We would never ask you to do anything that you esteem below your dignity. He took sums of money which I esteemed to be rightly due to me.
Esteemed definition: regarded highly or favorably; respected or admired. See examples of ESTEEMED used in a sentence.
If you are esteemed, then people think you're a valuable person to have around, and have a lot of respect for you. If you're hosting a dinner party with a special guest, an elderly man who has traveled the world and written many books, you could introduce him as your esteemed guest.
ESTEEMED meaning: highly respected: . Learn more.
noun. favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard: to hold a person in esteem. Synonyms: veneration, reverence, honor, admiration, favor. Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation. esteem. / ɪˈstiːm / verb. to have great respect or high regard for. to esteem a colleague. formal. to judge or consider; deem. to esteem an idea improper.
1. uncountable noun. Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [formal] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry. Their public esteem has never been lower. He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister.
Esteem is all about respect and admiration. If you have high self-esteem, it means you like yourself. When you say, "My esteemed colleagues," you are saying you have nothing but the highest respect for them.
