Hypertext Webster Gateway: "admiration"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Admiration \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

admiration
n 1: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: {esteem}]
2: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
[syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}]
3: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your
works" [syn: {appreciation}]


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