admiration

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.

noun

  1. A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
    admiration of a war hero
    They looked at the landscape in admiration.
  2. (obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
  3. (obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

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