Definition of ADMIRATION

admiration

Meanings

Plural: admirations

Noun

  • a feeling of delighted approval and liking
  • the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  • a favorable judgment
    • "a small token in admiration of your works"
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.

Scrabble Score: 13

admiration is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
admiration is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
admiration is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

admiration is a valid Words With Friends word