## Meanings
1. A feeling of great respect and approval for someone or something.
2. A feeling of pleasure and wonder when looking at something beautiful.

## Examples
- I have enormous admiration for her dedication and hard work.
- We gazed in admiration at the spectacular sunset.

## Derived Forms
- admirational
- self-admiration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: admiracion
- Root: admiration
- Root: admīrātiō

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

## AI Etymology
Admiration comes from Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) plus mīrō (“to look at”) plus -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

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- Emotions & Feelings

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