admiration

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #12206

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of great respect and approval for someone or something.

I have enormous admiration for her dedication and hard work.
2

noun
A feeling of pleasure and wonder when looking at something beautiful.

We gazed in admiration at the spectacular sunset.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of great respect... esteem appreciation approval reverence

2 noun · a feeling of pleasure and... wonder wonderment

Word family

Derived forms admirationalself-admiration

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Phrases (1)

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ungrudging admiration
Respect and approval given freely, without reluctance or resentment.

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Admiration entered English in the late Middle Ages and ultimately derives from Latin mirus, “wonderful.” It belongs to the same Latin family as miracle, whose source miraculum meant “an object of wonder.”

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.

admiracion Middle English admiration Middle French admīrātiō Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# admiration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 12206

## 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.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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