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admiration
[ ad-muh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
admiration
/ ˌæ»å³¾É™Ëˆ°ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- pleasurable contemplation or surprise
- a person or thing that is admired
she was the admiration of the court
- archaic.wonder
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of admiration1
Idioms and Phrases
see mutual admiration society .Example Sentences
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.
The lunch rush was over, so most of the Gale’s workers looked on in admiration.
She went into the project with admiration for Leavy — and emerged with the certainty that he had cheated.
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.
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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