admiration
noun
ad·mi·ra·tion
ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: a feeling of respect and approval
They had/felt great admiration for her courage.
2
: an object of esteem
… his perfect horsemanship … was one of my earliest admirations.—
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad3
archaic
: wonder
Examples of admiration in a Sentence
She looked at them in admiration.
I have great admiration for her courage.
We were filled with admiration for him.
She earned the admiration of her coworkers.
I have a great admiration for her courage.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
However, her cooking first sparked local admiration at her flagship business, Hao’s Grocery and Cafe, in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood.
—Ella Gonzales
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Radcliffe has my highest admiration, notwithstanding the superb and more traditional work in this category by Nathan Lane, whose Willy Loman is agonizing to watch, and John Lithgow, who, like Chenoweth, was also willing to take on the role of a deeply unsympathetic character.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
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“Admiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admiration. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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admiration
noun
ad·mi·ra·tion
ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən
1
: an object of admiring regard
2
: a feeling of great and delighted approval
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