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How to pronounce admiration in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms appreciation
Type of approval, blessing, approving
Has types adoration, glorification, idealisation, idealization, idolisation, idolization


a small token in admiration of your works.
Type Words
Synonyms wonder, wonderment
Type of amazement, astonishment
Has types awe
Type Words
Synonyms esteem
Type of liking
Has types philogyny, anglophilia, hero worship, philhellenism
Derivation admire

Examples of admiration

admiration
It's Sarkozy himself and his irrepressible admiration for money and the moneyed.
From the newsweek.com
Jealousy is the biggest form of admiration and it seem you admire Germany a lot.
From the economist.com
His own camping guests and friends are filled with admiration for his ingenuity.
From the news-journalonline.com
Kate Middleton's wedding dress made the whole world gasp in awe with admiration.
From the abcnews.go.com
Woods says he follows Busch because of a combination of admiration and defiance.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Who i've retained a huge amount of affection for, and admiration over the years.
From the guardian.co.uk
This should do nothing but help him to have more admiration and respect for you.
From the abcnews.go.com
Along the way, he's developed an admiration for those who survived the audition.
From the thenewstribune.com
Putnam's work is representational with an admiration of more modern expressions.
From the al.com
More examples
  • A feeling of delighted approval and liking
  • Wonder: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  • A favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
  • (admirable) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"
  • (admirable) inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"
  • (admired) regarded with admiration
  • Admire is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  • Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue; Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject
  • (admire) To be amazed at; To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape