admiration
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
admire/ədˈmʌɪə(r)/
▶verb regard with respect or warm approval.
■ look at with pleasure.
– derivatives
admiration noun,
admirer noun,
admiring adjective,
admiringly adverb.
admiration noun,
admirer noun,
admiring adjective,
admiringly adverb.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as admiration): from L. admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.
'admiration' also found in these Oxford entries:
admire
- adulation
- Anglomania
- attaboy
- august
- bardolatry
- bully
- compel
- compliment
- complimentary
- cor
- cynosure
- enamour
- esteem
- fan
- frank
- hat
- hero worship
- idolatry
- impress
- impressive
- man
- -mania
- martyr
- praise
- prestige
- prestigious
- rave
- respect
- salute
- showpiece
- slaver
- some
- sublime
- tribute
- vanity
- wolf whistle
- wonder
- wonderment
- worship
- worshipful
- wow
