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esteem

noun
/ɪˈstiːm/

Etymology

First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō. See estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet.

  1. borrowed from aestimō
  2. borrowed from estimer

Definitions

  1. Assessment, estimation, or regard

    Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

    • We hold her in high esteem.

  2. To set a high value on

    To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

    • Will he esteem thy riches?
    • You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it.

  3. To regard something as valuable

    To regard something as valuable; to prize.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To look upon something in a particular way.

      • Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
      • Thou shouldest (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence.
      • Famous men, whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural.

    2. To judge

      To judge; to estimate; to appraise

      • The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at esteem. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at esteem. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at esteem

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA