3 definitions found
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 1.6 [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}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
ADMIRATION, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to
ourselves
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