Admiration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Admiration	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
admiration n a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration, esteem] the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising Synonym(s): wonder, wonderment, admiration a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" Synonym(s): admiration, appreciation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiration \Ad`mira"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.