admiration
noun
[ adməˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• respect and warm approval.
• "I have the greatest admiration for all those involved in the project"
Similar:
commendation,
acclaim,
applause,
approbation,
approval,
appreciation,
regard,
high regard,
respect,
praise,
esteem,
veneration,
adulation,
extolment,
compliments,
tributes,
accolades,
plaudits,
pats on the back,
laudation,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n- ), from the verb admirari (see admire).
