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ADMIRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A favorable judgment
Example:
a small token in admiration of your works
Synonyms:
admiration; appreciation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("admiration" is a kind of...):
approval; approving; blessing (the formal act of approving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admiration"):
adoration; idolisation; idolization (the act of admiring strongly)
glorification; idealisation; idealization (a portrayal of something as ideal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of delighted approval and liking
Synonyms:
admiration; esteem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("admiration" is a kind of...):
liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admiration"):
Anglophilia (admiration for Britain and British customs)
hero worship (admiration for great men (or their memory))
philhellenism (admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs)
philogyny (admiration for women)
Derivation:
admire (feel admiration for)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Synonyms:
admiration; wonder; wonderment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("admiration" is a kind of...):
amazement; astonishment (the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admiration"):
awe (an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration)
Context examples:
The passing admiration of Mr Elliot had at least roused him, and the scenes on the Cobb and at Captain Harville's had fixed her superiority.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
With a shrug of the shoulders, but with the warmest admiration and pride at heart for this woman, I equipped her with the broken oar and took another for myself.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
"I am afraid you are disappointed in me, Bessie." I said this laughing: I perceived that Bessie's glance, though it expressed regard, did in no shape denote admiration.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Murmurs of admiration at his splendid appearance went up.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
“By George, it’s marvellous!” cried Hopkins, in an ecstasy of admiration.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She was flattered by the gentleman’s attentions, and the effect was increased by the loudly expressed admiration of her mother.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Of the lady's sensations they remained a little in doubt; but that the gentleman was overflowing with admiration was evident enough.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
“Ma foi!” said Sir Nigel, looking with a mixture of horror and admiration at Du Guesclin.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As our tandem came alongside of the four-in-hand, with the two bonny bay mares gleaming like shot-silk in the sunshine, a murmur of admiration rose from the crowd.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His manly beauty and more than common gracefulness were instantly the theme of general admiration, and the laugh which his gallantry raised against Marianne received particular spirit from his exterior attractions.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
