admiration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   I have enormous admiration for her dedication and hard work.

2. 2
   noun

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

   We gazed in admiration at the spectacular sunset.

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.

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