admiration, appreciation
(noun) a favorable judgment; “a small token in admiration of your works”
admiration, esteem
(noun) a feeling of delighted approval and liking
wonder, wonderment, admiration
(noun) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Source: WordNet® 3.1
admiration (countable and uncountable, plural admirations)
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
(obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
(obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
• (positive emotion including wonder and approbation): approval, appreciation, adoration, reverence, wonder, worship
Source: Wiktionary
Ad`mi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. admiratio. See Admire.]
1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] Season your admiration for a while. Shak.
2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue.
3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy. Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. Shak. Note of admiration, the mark (!), called also exclamation point.
Syn.
– Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence; worship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
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