admiration
a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: admiration of fine paintings.
an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.
Archaic. wonder; astonishment.
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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
/ (ˌædməˈreɪʃən) /
pleasurable contemplation or surprise
a person or thing that is admired: she was the admiration of the court
archaic wonder
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Other Idioms and Phrases with admiration
see mutual admiration society.
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