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Admiration Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Admiration has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

"The crowd's admiration for her graceful performance grew louder as she finished her final bow."

2

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

"The local children watched the alien bird in awe, their admiration sparked by its impossible ability to hover upside down without wings."

3

a favorable judgment

"a small token in admiration of your works"

4

A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

"Seeing the ancient oak tree that has stood for centuries filled her with a deep admiration for its unyielding strength."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
liking astonishment blessing
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Anglophilia hero worship philhellenism philogyny awe adoration idealization
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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