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   Ad·mi·ra·tion

   /ˌadməˈrāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. respect and warm approval: "their admiration for each other was genuine" Similar commendationacclaimapplauseapprobationapprovalappreciationregardhigh regardrespectpraiseesteemvenerationadulationextolmentcomplimentstributesaccoladesplauditspats on the backrare:laudationOpposite disgust
   • ▪ something regarded as impressive or worthy of respect: "her house was the admiration of everyone" Similar object of admirationpridepride and joyjoywonderdelightmarvelsensation
   • ▪ pleasurable contemplation: "they were lost in admiration of the scenery"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n-), from the verb admirari (see admire).

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