RECOMMENDATION

recommendation, passport

(noun) any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; “her pleasant personality is already a recommendation”; “his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society”

recommendation

(noun) something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

recommendation, testimonial, good word

(noun) something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

recommendation (countable and uncountable, plural recommendations)

An act of recommending.

That which is recommended.

A commendation or endorsement.

A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)

Synonyms

• See also advice

Source: Wiktionary

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Rec`om*men*da"tion (rk`m*mn*d"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. recommandation.]

1. The act of recommending.

2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations.

3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. Sir T. North.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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