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admiration

[ ad-muh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

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

    admiration of fine paintings.

  3. an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval:

    The dancer was the admiration of everyone.

  4. Archaic. wonder; astonishment.


admiration

/ ˌæ»å³¾É™Ëˆ°ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. pleasurable contemplation or surprise
  2. a person or thing that is admired

    she was the admiration of the court

  3. archaic.
    wonder
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹»å·³¾¾±Â·°ù²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð [ad-, mahy, -r, uh, -tiv, ad-m, uh, -, rey, -], adjective
  • ²¹»å·³¾¾±î€¼Û²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²¹»åm¾±Â·°ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²¹»åm¾±Â·°ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of admiration1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English admiracion, from Latin ²¹»å³¾Ä«°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²¹»å³¾Ä«°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å; equivalent to admire + -ation
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Idioms and Phrases

see mutual admiration society .
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Example Sentences

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Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan shared a similar world view, and Trump has spoken of his admiration for the two, albeit with the caveat that he didn't agree with some of Reagan's trade policies.

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The lunch rush was over, so most of the Gale’s workers looked on in admiration.

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She went into the project with admiration for Leavy — and emerged with the certainty that he had cheated.

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Gretchen basks in Dylan G.'s admiration, especially their hugs and the kiss they share – all of which amounts to infidelity in the view of his livid outie.

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He has also made much of his closeness to and admiration for President Trump, when opinion polls in the UK suggest America's leader is not popular here.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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