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admiration
/ˌæd.mɪˈreɪ.ʃən/
respect and approval
She felt admiration for her teacher's dedication.
She respected and approved of her teacher's commitment.
formal
A feeling of respect and approval for someone or something
The crowd showed admiration for the athlete's performance.
The crowd respected and approved of the athlete's performance.
Often used to describe a strong positive feeling toward someone's qualities or achievements.
Collocations
feel admirationto experience respect and approvalshow admirationto express respect and approvalwin admirationto earn respect and approval
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Common Usage
Admiration is often used to describe a positive feeling toward someone's qualities or achievements.
Gold Rule
Formal Context
Admiration is a formal word and is often used in written or formal speech.
Word Origin
From Middle English 'admiration,' from Old French 'admiration,' from Latin 'admiratio,' meaning 'wonder, astonishment,' from 'admirari' ('to wonder at').
Usage Notes
Admiration is often directed toward people for their qualities, achievements, or behavior. It can also be directed toward things, such as art or nature.
Word Breakdown
ad-
to, toward
prefix-mir-
to wonder
root-ation
the act of
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