admire
/ədˈmaɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.97 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
Transitive verb
verb
To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)
American usage
name
Example Sentences
- "The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […]."
- "examples rather to be admired than imitated"
- "kings ſhall crouch vnto our conquering ſwords, And hoſtes of Souldiers ſtand amazd at vs, When with their fearfull tongues they ſhall confeſſe Theſe are the men that al the world admires,"
- "to admire a person of high moral worth"
- "to admire a landscape"
- "He'd always been (very) much admired by his colleagues."
Etymology
From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ədˈmaɪɹ/
- British English: /ədˈmaɪə/
Usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- American usage