admiration

[ ad-muh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌæd məˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: admiration of fine paintings.
an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.
Archaic. wonder; astonishment.

Origin of admiration

1400–50; late Middle English admiracion < Latin admīrātiōn (stem of admīrātiō). See admire, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM admiration

ad·mi·ra·tive [ad-mahy-ruh-tiv, ad-muh-rey-] /ædˈmaɪ rə tɪv, ˌæd məˈreɪ-/, adjective ad·mi·ra·tive·ly, adverb self-ad·mi·ra·tion, noun su·per·ad·mi·ra·tion, noun

Example sentences from the Web for self-admiration

British Dictionary definitions for self-admiration

admiration
/ (ˌædməˈreɪʃən) /

noun

pleasurable contemplation or surprise
a person or thing that is admired she was the admiration of the court
archaic wonder

Idioms and Phrases with self-admiration

admiration

see mutual admiration society.