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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats