Definitions for: Admiration


[n] a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
[n] a feeling of delighted approval and liking
[n] the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising



Webster (1913) Definition: Ad`mi*ra"tion, n. [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.

Synonyms: appreciation, esteem, wonder, wonderment

See Also: adoration, amazement, Anglophilia, approval, approving, astonishment, awe, blessing, glorification, hero worship, idealisation, idealization, idolisation, idolization, liking

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