liking vs esteem
esteem vs likingliking and esteem both are nouns.
liking is not a verb while esteem is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| liking | Yes | No | No | No |
| esteem | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
esteem is a hyponym of
liking; that is, esteem is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
liking:
- liking: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
- esteem: a feeling of delighted approval and liking
Other hyponyms of liking include
fancy, fondness, partiality, captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination, penchant, predilection, preference, taste, mysophilia, inclination, friendliness, approval, admiration.
| liking (noun) | esteem (noun) |
|---|---|
| a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | an attitude of admiration or esteem |
| a feeling of delighted approval and liking | |
| the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) |
| liking (verb) | esteem (verb) |
|---|---|
| look on as or consider | |
| regard highly; think much of |
Words related to "liking"
Words related to "esteem"
- Anglophilia
- admiration
- admire
- attitude
- be known as
- believe
- conceive
- consider
- disesteem
- estimate
- estimation
- fear
- hero worship
- honor
- honour
- know as
- laurels
- liking
- look on
- look up to
- look upon
- mental attitude
- philhellenism
- philogyny
- prise
- prize
- reckon
- regard
- regard as
- repute
- respect
- revere
- reverence
- see
- stature
- take to be
- think
- think of
- think the world of
- value
- venerate
- view
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