English
Etymology
From F. < L. admiratio, from prefix ad-, "to", + mirare, "look at", + noun of action suffix -tio. See admire.
Pronunciation
a|WEAE IPA|/�æd.m��eɪ.��n/
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:rhymes|eɪ��n
Noun
en-noun
- wonder|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.
- obsolete wonder|Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.
#* Lear: Your name, faire Gentlewoman? <br> Gonerill: This admiration Sir, is much o'th' savour <br> Of other your new prankes. — w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, w:King Lear|King Lear, I.ii.
Synonyms
wonder
approval
appreciation
adoration
reverence
worship
Derived terms
admirative
admiratively
Translations
trans-top|adoration; appreciation
Albanian: admirim
Arabic: ARchar|اعجاب|إعجاب (�i�j�b) m
Azeri: valeh olma
Bosnian: divljenje n
Bulgarian: в�з�и�ение (v�zhi�enie) n
Chinese: �� (zà n sh�ng)
Croatian: divljenje n
Czech: obdiv m
Dutch: bewondering f
Esperanto: admiro
Estonian: imetlus
Finnish: ihailu
French: admiration f
Frisian: bewûndering
German: Bewunderung f
Greek: θα�μα�μ�� (thaumasmós) m
Hebrew: פ��|פֶּ�ֶ� (pele) m
Hungarian: bámulás
Italian: ammirazione f
Japanese: �� (�����) (sh�san); �� (kanshin)
Korean: �� (gamtan)
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Latin: admiratio f
Latvian: apbrīna
Mongolian: гай�ал (gajhal)
Norwegian: beundring
Papiamentu: atmirashon
Persian: FAchar|تØسÛ�Ù� (takhsÄ«n)
Polish: podziw m
Portuguese: admiração f
Romanian: admiraţie f
Russian: во��и�ение (vosxiš�énije) n
Serbian: див�е�е (divljenje) n
Slovak: obdiv m
Spanish: admiración f
Swahili: abos
Swedish: beundran
Tagalog: paghanga
Thai: THchar|�าร�ื���ม (gaan chêun chom)
Turkish: hayranlık
Ukrainian: за�опленн� (zahóplennja) f
Vietnamese: sự khâm phục
Welsh: edmygedd
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French
Noun
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#: Plein d�admiration pour son adversaire, chacun lève sa propre visière : "Elsseneur ! ...", "Réginald ! ..." (Les Chants de Maldoror - Chant V) - Full of admiration for its enemy, ...
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