noun. A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something: synonym: regard.

noun. The state of being viewed with such approval or delight.

noun. The object of such approval and delight.

noun. The action of wondering; marveling.

noun. Wonder; astonishment; surprise.

noun. Wonder mingled with approbation, esteem, love, or veneration; an emotion excited by what is novel, great, beautiful, or excellent: as, admiration of virtue or goodness; admiration of a beautiful woman or a fine picture.

noun. The quality of exciting wonder or surprise; marvelousness; admirableness.

noun. An object of wonder or approbation: now only in the phrase the admiration of.

noun. Wonder; astonishment.

noun. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence.

noun. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.

noun. the mark (!), called also exclamation point.

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.

noun. Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.

noun. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

noun. a favorable judgment

noun. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

"Following Burke, Reid identifies the affect properly inspired by beautiful objects as love (this contrasts with the affect properly inspired by sublime objects, which he identifies as admiration)."

note of admiration  to admiration  

admirative  admiratively  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

appreciation  astonishment  awe  curiosity  delight  

Amor  Christian love  Eros  OK  Platonic love