Associations to the word «Admiration»

Wiktionary

ADMIRATION, noun. 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.
ADMIRATION, noun. (obsolete) Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.
ADMIRATION, noun. (obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

Dictionary definition

ADMIRATION, noun. A feeling of delighted approval and liking.
ADMIRATION, noun. The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising.
ADMIRATION, noun. A favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin