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Admiration I ˌædməˈreɪʃn Noun Bre Watch/Gaze Great Writer

Word admiration
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / NAmE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn /
Example
  • to watch/gaze in admiration
  • i have great admiration for her as a writer.
  • as a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
  • he gained the admiration of thousands of people.
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admiration

(noun)BrE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / NAmE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn /
  1. a feeling of respect and liking for somebody/something
    • to watch/gaze in admiration
    • I have great admiration for her as a writer.

    Extra Examples

    • As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
    • He gained the admiration of thousands of people.
    • He gazed at her with admiration.
    • He never lost the admiration of his students.
    • I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.
    • I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.
    • I’m full of admiration for him.
    • Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.
    • She stared at him in open admiration.
    • She wrote to him expressing her admiration.
    • The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.
    • The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration.
    • a dignity that compels admiration
    • admiration for his work
    • We watched in admiration as the gymnasts practised their routines.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n-), from the verb admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.
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