admiration

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noun

Plural noun:

admirations

1.
(countable, uncountable)A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful.
admiration of a war hero
They looked at the landscape in admiration.
2.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

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adoration appreciation approval reverence wonder worship

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From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (to, towards) + mīrō (to look at) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.