admonition

English

Etymology

Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was retored in English in the 17th century.

Noun

admonition (plural admonitions)

1. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
   • 1892, Plato, Laws (Plato):

     But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:advice

Related terms

• admonish

Translations

gentle or friendly reproof

Czech: napomenutí (cs) n. Esperanto: admono (eo) Finnish: nuhde (fi), nuhteleminen (fi), huomautus (fi), varoitus (fi) Macedonian: опомена (mk) (opómena) f.

Portuguese: repreensão (pt) f., advertência (pt) f., aviso (pt) m., admonição (pt) Russian: предостережение (ru) n., замечание (ru) n. Spanish: admonición (es) f.

Anagrams

• domination

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French

Noun

admonition f.

1. an admonition, a warning

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Swedish

Noun

admonition c.

1. an admonition, a warning

Declension

Declension of admonition

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	admonition	admonitionen	admonitioner	admonitionerna
genitive	admonitions	admonitionens	admonitioners	admonitionernas

Synonyms

• varning