Admiring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a.
     Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. --
     {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to
     wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E.
     smile.]
     1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with
        surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]
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              Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an
        elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out
        approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or
        prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,
        to admire a landscape.
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              Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.
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     Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or
           colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his
           conduct.
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     Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  admiring
       adj : showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me
             one of her rare admiring looks"