admiration.
A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
Meaning & usage
A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
admiration of a war hero
They looked at the landscape in admiration.
Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
Where this word comes from
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.
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