Admiration

What do we mean by admiration?

A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something: synonym: regard. noun

The state of being viewed with such approval or delight. noun

The object of such approval and delight. noun

The action of wondering; marveling. noun

Wonder; astonishment; surprise. noun

Wonder mingled with approbation, esteem, love, or veneration; an emotion excited by what is novel, great, beautiful, or excellent: as, admiration of virtue or goodness; admiration of a beautiful woman or a fine picture. noun

The quality of exciting wonder or surprise; marvelousness; admirableness. noun

An object of wonder or approbation: now only in the phrase the admiration of. noun

Wonder; astonishment. noun

Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence. noun

Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy. noun

The mark (!), called also exclamation point. noun

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. noun

Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject. noun

A feeling of delighted approval and liking noun

A favorable judgment noun

The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising noun

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

Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).

Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

Words that are spelled similarly to admiration:
admiration, aspiration, adoration, adumbration, adjuration, admirations, amination, admirative, admixtion, amidation.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word admiration:
envy, affection, gratitude, mussolini, courage, genius, respect, contemporaries, fascist, admired, peers, hitler, friendship, qualities, skill, beauty, praise, mutual, colleagues, writings, feelings, desire, expressed.

Words that rhyme with admiration:
communication, information, operation, education, implication, station, innovation, organization, application, foundation, consideration, accommodation, association, relation, connotation, aberration, corporation, aspiration, orientation, remuneration, consternation, correlation, alliteration, administration, trepidation, obligation, discrimination, generation, reconciliation, inspiration, situation, revelation, evaluation, determination, civilization, nation, vacation, collaboration, radiation, motivation, integration, abomination, precipitation, appreciation, gentrification, dissertation, collocation, designation, interpretation, compensation, ramification, conversation, configuration, proliferation, expectation, manifestation, indignation, litigation, cooperation, notation, inclination, pronunciation, anticipation, deviation, implementation, approbation, sensation, altercation, constellation, affirmation, remediation, reputation, transportation, vocation, obfuscation, representation, medication, transformation, translation, conservation, adaptation, presentation, population, conflagration, reservation, dedication, citation, salvation, rehabilitation, location, meditation, preparation, observation, segregation, articulation, variation, abbreviation, quotation, edification, mitigation.

Adjectives that are often used to describe admiration:
great, much, universal, mutual, greatest, general, highest, profound, enthusiastic, deep, genuine, sincere, unbounded, intense, warm, open, silent, unqualified, passionate, grudging, respectful, greater, warmest, reluctant, frank, undisguised, affectionate, strong, boundless, excessive, ardent, secret, deepest, evident, blind, popular, honest, exciting, fervent, obvious, immense, mingled, unstinted, tremendous, extravagant, uncritical, widespread, excited, equal, generous, unwilling, grateful, less, reverent, mere, envious, unfeigned, utmost, hearty, rapt, enormous, involuntary, romantic, devout, lively, fond, mute, youthful, extreme, rapturous, humble, unlimited, profoundest, astonished, unreserved, awed, exaggerated, especial.

Words that sound like admiration:
admiration, adoration, admirations, admission, adorations, adumbration, iteration, addmission, addression, commoration, admonition, admissions, adjuration, aggeration, moderation, hydration, attrition, federation, oration, ideation, murmuration, imation, numeration, induration, itineration, animation, duration, aberration, adhesion, abberation, adman, androgyne, abberration, admen, amersham, amination, admirance, deration, amerson, ammerman, androgyn, admon.