suc|cès d'es|time

suc|cès d'es|time
suc|cès d'es|time «sook SEH dehs TEEM», French.
1. a play, novel, or other piece of writing that is praised by the critics but largely ignored by the public.
2. critical acclaim accompanied by popular indifference: »

The public's indifference…prevented it from having more than a succès d'estime, in spite of the extraordinary music (Listener).

3. (literally) success of esteem.

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