admiration

[ ad-muh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.

  2. the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: admiration of fine paintings.

  1. an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.

  2. Archaic. wonder; astonishment.

Origin of admiration

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English admiracion, from Latin admīrātiōn-, stem of admīrātiō; equivalent to admire + -ation

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  • ad·mi·ra·tive [ad-mahy-ruh-tiv, ad-muh-rey-], /ædˈmaɪ rə tɪv, ˌæd məˈreɪ-/, adjective
  • ad·mi·ra·tive·ly, adverb
  • self-ad·mi·ra·tion, noun
  • su·per·ad·mi·ra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for admiration

admiration

/ (ˌædməˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. pleasurable contemplation or surprise

  2. a person or thing that is admired: she was the admiration of the court

  1. archaic wonder

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Other Idioms and Phrases with admiration

admiration

see mutual admiration society.

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