ADMIRATION

n. enchantment, affection; adoration, veneration

Noun
1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking
(synonym) esteem
(hypernym) liking
(hyponym) Anglophilia
(derivation) admire, look up to
2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
(synonym) wonder, wonderment
(hypernym) astonishment, amazement
(hyponym) awe
3. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
(synonym) appreciation
(hypernym) blessing, approval, approving
(hyponym) adoration, idolization, idolisation

n. admiration, adoration, veneration

(n.)
Wonder; astonishment.
  

(n.)
Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue.
  

(n.)
Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.
  

admiration; perfection; consummation