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un admiring
ad·mir·ing
/
ædˈmaɪər
ɪŋ
/
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[
ad-
mahy
uh
r
-ing
]
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adjective
displaying or feeling
admiration
:
admiring looks.
Origin:
1620–30;
admire
+
-ing
2
Related forms
ad·mir·ing·ly,
adverb
half-ad·mir·ing,
adjective
half-ad·mir·ing·ly,
adverb
self-ad·mir·ing,
adjective
un·ad·mir·ing,
adjective
un·ad·mir·ing·ly,
adverb
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admire
(ədˈmaɪə)
—
vb
1.
to regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise
2.
archaic
to wonder at
[C16: from Latin
admīrāri
to wonder at, from
ad-
to, at +
mīrāri
to wonder, from
mīrus
wonderful]
ad'mirer
—
n
ad'miring
—
adj
ad'miringly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
admire
late 16c., from Fr. admirer (O.Fr. amirer, 14c.), from L. admirari (see
admiration
). Noun admirer is recorded from c.1600; "In common speech, a lover" [Johnson], a sense recorded from c.1705.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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