ad ‧ mi ‧ ra ‧ tion /ˌædməˈreɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ admirable , ADMIRED , ↑ admiring ; noun : ↑ admiration , ↑ admirer ; adverb : ↑ admirably , ↑ admiringly ; verb : ↑ admire ]
a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone:
Daniel gazed at her in admiration.
admiration for
I wanted to express my admiration for the way the crew handled the crisis.
admiration of
Her riding soon drew the admiration of the older girls.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ great/deep admiration (=that you feel strongly)
He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration.
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She had a deep admiration for the work of Russian writers.
▪ profound admiration (=very great admiration)
Bacon had often expressed his profound admiration for Picasso’s paintings.
▪ genuine/real admiration
‘Where did you learn to do that?’ she asked with genuine admiration.
▪ a sneaking admiration (=that you secretly feel, but do not show)
I have always had a sneaking admiration for his music.
▪ open admiration (=that you do not try to hide)
Her father looked at her in open admiration.
▪ grudging/reluctant admiration (=unwilling admiration)
There was grudging admiration in his voice.
▪ mutual admiration (=that two or more people feel for each other)
Their friendship was based on mutual admiration.
■ phrases
▪ be full of admiration/be filled with admiration
I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
▪ have nothing but admiration for somebody (=have a lot of admiration for someone)
I have nothing but admiration for his work.
■ verbs
▪ have great/deep/a lot of etc admiration
She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.
▪ win sb’s admiration ( also draw sb’s admiration formal )
His films have won the admiration of the critics.
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At the club, her singing soon drew the admiration of the older girls.
▪ express your admiration (=talk or write about your admiration)
She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.
▪ show your admiration
I wanted to show my admiration for what he had done.