admiration

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From French < Latin admiratio, from prefix ad-, "to", + mirare, "look at", + noun of action suffix -tio. See admire.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ˌæd.mɚˈeɪ.ʃən/
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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

[edit] Noun

admiration (plural admirations)

1. 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.
2. (obsolete) Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.
   • Lear: Your name, faire Gentlewoman?
     Gonerill: This admiration Sir, is much o'th' savour
     Of other your new prankes. — William Shakespeare, King Lear, I.ii.

[edit] Synonyms

• wonder
• approval
• appreciation
• adoration
• reverence
• worship

[edit] Derived terms

• admirative
• admiratively

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Noun

admiration f. (plural admirations)

1. admiration

   Plein d’admiration pour son adversaire, chacun lève sa propre visière : "Elsseneur ! ...", "Réginald ! ..." (Les Chants de Maldoror - Chant V) - Full of admiration for its enemy, ...