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Definition: Admiration |
AdmirationNoun1. A feeling of delighted approval and liking. 2. The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. 3. A favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "admiration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Admiration \Ad`mi*ra"tion\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression admiratio. See Admire.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | ADMIRATION, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: AdmirationSynonyms: appreciation (n), esteem (n), wonder (n), wonderment (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approbation | Noun: approbation; approval, approvement; sanction, advocacy; nod of approbation; esteem, estimation, good opinion, golden opinions, admiration; love; appreciation, regard, account, popularity, gr/kudos/gr, credit; repute; best seller. |
Adverb: with credit, to admiration; well; with three times three. | |
Adjective: approving;Verb: in favor of; lost in admiration. | |
Love | Noun: love; fondness; Adjective: liking; inclination; (desire); regard, dilection, admiration, fancy. |
Respect | Noun: respect, regard, consideration; courtesy; attention, deference, reverence, honor, esteem, estimation, veneration, admiration; approbation. |
Wonder | Note of admiration; thaumaturgy;(sorcery). |
Noun: wonder, marvel; astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment; amazedness; Adjective: admiration, awe; stupor, stupefaction; stound, fascination; sensation; surprise; (inexpectation) O. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | No, that's respect and admiration. (Trust; writing credit: Hal Hartley) Though it wasn't a talent that would arouse the admiration of any of our friends, Jem and I had to admit he was very good at that, but that was all he was good at, we thought (To Kill a Mockingbird; writing credit: Harper Lee; Horton Foote) Brilliant! I'm almost speechless with admiration. (A View to a Kill; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) | |
Lyrics | And full of admiration (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M) For your selflessness, my admiration (Kind and Generous; performing artist: Natalie Merchant) Gal your admiration if a tick me from the start (Mr. Boombastic; performing artist: Shaggy) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The admiration of the furloughmen. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ann Landers | Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. |
Denis Diderot | Distance is a great promoter of admiration! |
Franklin | Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. |
Katharine Hepburn | If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married. |
Marcus T. Cicero | Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. |
Minna Antrim | Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | We live by our imagination, our admiration s, and our sentiments. |
Samuel Johnson | There are charms made only for distance admiration. |
William Hazlitt | Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration. |
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Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | I have a strong admiration and regard for the valiant Russian people and for my wartime comrade, Marshal Stalin. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | Do not be overpowered by such a little tribute of admiration. |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | The Chancellor raised his hands and eyebrows, lost in admiration. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Its tenderness and flavour, size and cheapness, were the themes of universal admiration. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Beyond the five or six great exceptions, which are the wonder of their age, contemporary admiration is nothing but shortsightedness |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He took off his cap and looked at it with some admiration, then wiped his forehead with it and put it on rakishly and pulled at the visor |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | My master observed the whole performance with great signs of curiosity and admiration. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | This high admiration is also behind repeated attempts to copy or adapt what the U.S. has to offer. (references) | |
Economic History | Pakistan | Despite its brief term, the Qureshi government adopted political, economic, and social reforms that generated considerable domestic support and foreign admiration. (references) |
Travel | Romania | Romanians have genuine regard and admiration for Americans. (references) |
Korea | Because of the Japanese colonial period, Koreans have an emotionally intense reaction at times to things Japanese, though there is an admiration for Japanese business acumen. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Pamela Anderson | The only person you want to be admired by really is the person that you're in love with. I mean, you want admiration from other people, but, you know, it is so important and so destructive when you lose your self-esteem. |
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John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | The roads and aqueducts of Rome have been the admiration of all after ages, and have survived thousands of years after all her conquests have been swallowed up in despotism or become the spoil of barbarians. |
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| "Admiration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Admiration" is used about 965 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 965 | 7,550 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "admiration". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Tema | N/A | Biblical | Admiration |
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Expressions using "admiration": admiration for ♦ be lost in admiration ♦ be lost in admiration of ♦ craving for admiration ♦ lost in admiration ♦ note of admiration ♦ object of admiration ♦ to admiration ♦ tribute of admiration ♦ with admiration ♦ worthy of admiration. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "admiration": mutual-admiration, Self-admiration. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
admiration | 16 |
admiration poem | 6 |
mutual admiration society | 4 |
admiration quote | 4 |
admiration poetry | 2 |
admiration foot | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "admiration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | admirim (adoration, worship). (various references) | |
Arabic | موضع إعجاب, إعجاب (appreciation, crush). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | учудване (astonishment, marvel, surprise, wonder, wonderment), уважение (consideration, credit, deference, duty, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, honour, obeisance, observance, piety, regard, respect, reverence, worship), удивление (amazement, astonishment, exclamation, surprise, wonderment), възхищение (marvel), възторг (delight, ecstasy, elan, enthusiasm, exaltation, fire, jubilance, rapture, ravishment, transport), предмет на уважение, предмет на възхищение. (various references) | |
Chinese | 倾慕. (various references) | |
Czech | obdiv (wonderment). (various references) | |
Dutch | bewondering. (various references) | |
Esperanto | admiro. (various references) | |
Finnish | ihailu. (various references) | |
French | admiration. (various references) | |
Frisian | bewûndering. (various references) | |
German | Bewunderung. (various references) | |
Greek | θαυμασμόσ (portenous, wonder, wonderment), θαυμασμός (wonder). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | admirim. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "תפעלות (excitement), "ערצ" (adoration, esteem, reverence, veneration). (various references) | |
Hungarian | csodálat (marvel, wonder), bámulás (gape, gaze, stare, star-gazing, staring). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kekaguman (amazement, astonishment). (various references) | |
Italian | ammirazione (regard). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 驚嘆 (wonder), 感嘆 (wonder), 傾' (adoration, concentration on, idolizing), 崇拝 (adoration, cult, worship). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | き"ぼ (adoration, reverence), けいとう (adoration, ancestry, cockscomb, concentration on, family line, geological formation, idolizing, lineage, name of flower, relieving thepitcher, system), けい"う (adoration, aroma, carrying, fame, fluorescence, fragrance, go right ahead, honor, inclination, love of virtue, mouth of a chicken, oral, perfume, reverence, tendency, trend), けいぎょう (adoration, love of virtue, reverence), か" (advise, appearance, best, building, can, cap, casket, coffin, cold season, coldest days of the year, crown, designating, diadem, emotion, emperor, encourage, farewell, feeling, first, free time, guesthouse, hall, heaven, hotel, house, impression, initiating on coming of age, inn, intuition, just, kan, leave, leisure, letter, look, love of peace, midwinter, naming, nerves, offer, peerless, perception, pipe, recommend, reel, right, sensation, spare time, spectacle, strong, temper, the sixth sense, tin, top character radical, trunk, tube, volume, warship, writing brush), か"ぷく (Well done!), か"し" (alarming, careful investigation, concern, deplorable, favour, interest, reporting after careful investigation, retainer who dares to dissuade his lord, satisfaction, Well done!), か"しょう (appreciation, atoll, buffered, circular coral reef, complete victory, contemplation, encouragement, enjoyment, hot temper, interference, intervention, irascibility, irritability, letter salutation, management, meditation, observation, peevishness, praise and encouragement, sentiment, sentimentality, stimulation, taking charge), か"た" (astonishment, end of wind instrument, one's inner being, simple, the liver and gall bladder, wonder), さ"か (affiliated with, calamity, eulogy, mountain nomads, mountain villa, obstetrics, oxidation, paean, participation, praise, song of praise, three summer months, under jurisdiction of, under the umbrella), えいた" (exclamation), さた" (deploration, lamentation, left edge, left end), た"しょう (short and small, sightseeing, winning at the races), しょうよう (business purpose, calm, composure, exalting, extolling, for business, on business, praise, ramble, saunter, stroll, trifling matter, urination, urine, walk, wandering), しょうさ" (chances of success, commendation, dispersion, dissipation, evaporation, nitric acid, praise, prospects of victory), しょうび (appreciatation, emergency, imminence, praise, prizing, rose, urgency), しょうが" (a small kindness, appreciation, continued, dejection, enjoyment, minor good deed), きょうた" (being struck with admiration, wonder, wondering), すいふく, すいしょう (crystal, praise, recommendation), すうはい (adoration, cult, worship), た"び (adoration, aesthetics, extolling), さ"た" (extollment, horrible, pitiful, praise, repeatedly crying, tragic, wretched). (various references) | |
Manx | yindys (marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, surprise, wonder, wonderment). (various references) | |
Papiamen | atmirashon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | admirationay.(various references) | |
Polish | podziw. (various references) | |
Portuguese | admiração (admiring, amazement, astonishment, awe, daze, marvel, surprise, wonder, worship). (various references) | |
Romanian | admiraţie (appreciation, reverence, veneration, wonder). (various references) | |
Russian | восхищение (adoration, delight, rapture, ravishment). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | divljenje (adoration). (various references) | |
Spanish | admiración (awe, wonder, wonderment). (various references) | |
Swedish | beundran. (various references) | |
Tagalog | paghang . (various references) | |
Turkish | takdir (appreciation, approbation, commendation, discretion, estimate, estimation, opinion, recognition, regard, tribute), hayranlık uyandıran şey, hayranlık (adoration, compliment, enthusiasm, love, reverence, wonder), beğeni (acclaim, applause, credit, eclat, fancy, good taste, inclination, like, liking, regard, taste). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | восторг, захоплення (applause, capture, catch, delight, dementia, ecstasy, encroachment, enthusiasm, grab, gust, hold, interest, mania, occupation, pre emption, rapture). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật được hâm mô, sự thán phục, sự ngắm nhìn một cách vui thích sự khâm phục, sự ngạc nhiên (astonishment, daze, surprisal, wonderment), sự ngưỡng mộ, sự hâm mộ, sự cảm phục, sự ca tụng người được khâm phục, người được hâm mộ, người được ca tụng. (various references) | |
Welsh | edmygedd. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | u. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | admiratio. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Revelation Chapter 17, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eidon thn gunaika mequousan ek tou aimatoV twn agiwn kai ek tou aimatoV twn marturwn ihsou kai eqaumasa idwn authn qauma mega |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et vidi mulierem ebriam de sanguine sanctorum et de sanguine martyrum Iesu et miratus sum cum vidissem illam admiratione magna |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y say a womman drunkun of the blood of seyntis, and of the blood of martris of Jhesu. And whanne Y say hir, Y wondride with greet wondryng. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And I sawe the wyfe dronke with the bloud of saynctes and with the bloud of the witnesses of Iesu. And when I sawe her I wondred with grett mervayle. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And I saw the woman overcome as with the wine of the blood of the saints, and the blood of those put to death because of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was overcome with a great wonder. |
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| Language | Revelation Chapter 17, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ug nakita ko ang babaye nga nahubog sa dugo sa mga balaan ug sa dugo sa mga gipamatay nga mga saksi ni Jesus. |
| Croatian | I vidjeh: Žena je pijana od krvi svetih i od krvi svjedoka Isusovih. Kad je vidjeh, èudom se silnim zaèudih. |
| Danish | Og jeg så Kvinden, drukken af de helliges Blod og af Jesu Vidners Blød; og jeg undrede mig i stor Forundring, da jeg så hende. |
| Dutch | En ik zag, dat de vrouw dronken was van het bloed der heiligen, en van het bloed der getuigen van Jezus. En ik verwonderde mij, als ik haar zag, met grote verwondering. |
| Finnish | Ja minä näin sen naisen olevan juovuksissa pyhien verestä ja Jeesuksen todistajain verestä; ja nähdessäni hänet minä suuresti ihmettelin. |
| French | Et je vis cette femme ivre du sang des saints et du sang des témoins de Jésus. Et, en la voyant, je fus saisi d`un grand étonnement. |
| German | Und ich sah das Weib trunken von dem Blut der Heiligen und von dem Blute der Zeugen Jesu. Und ich verwunderte mich sehr, da ich sie sah. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen wè fanm lan te sou tèlman li te bwè san moun k'ap sèvi Bondye yo ak san tout moun yo te touye paske yo te pran pozisyon pou Jezi. Lè m' wè l', mwen te sezi anpil. |
| Hungarian | És látám, hogy az asszony részeg vala a szentek vérétõl és a Jézus bizonyságtevõinek vérétõl; és nagy csodálkozással csodálkozám, mikor látám õt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu saya melihat bahwa wanita itu mabuk dengan darah umat Allah dan darah orang-orang yang dibunuh karena setia kepada Yesus. Ketika saya melihat wanita itu, saya menjadi terheran-heran. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka aku tampak perempuan itu mabuk darah, yaitu darah segala orang suci dan darah segala saksi Yesus itu. Maka heranlah aku melihat dia dengan heran yang amat sangat. |
| Latvian | Es redzçju, ka ðî sieviete piedzçrusies no svçto asinîm un no Jçzus mocekïu asinîm. To redzçjis, es brînîjos lielâ izbrînâ. |
| Maori | I kite ano ahau i taua wahine nei e haurangi ana i nga toto o te hunga tapu, i nga toto hoki o nga kaiwhakaatu i a Ihu: a, no toku kitenga i a ia, nui atu te miharo i miharo ai ahau. |
| Norwegian | Og jeg så kvinnen drukken av de helliges blod og av Jesu vidners blod, og jeg undret mig storlig da jeg så henne. |
| Portuguese | E vi que a mulher estava embriagada com o sangue dos santos e com o sangue dos mártires de Jesus. Quando a vi, maravilhei-me com grande admiração. |
| Rumanian | Wi am vqzut pe femeia aceasta, kmbqtatq de skngele sfinyilor wi de skngele mucenicilor lui Isus. Cknd am vqzut -o, m`am mirat minune mare. |
| Shuar | Nu nuwasha Yus-shuar Krístunun etserkar Máawarma ainia nuna numpen nampekuyi. Nuna Wáinkian ti Enentáimturmajai. |
| Spanish | Vi a la mujer embriagada con la sangre de los santos, y con la sangre de los mártires de Jesús. Al verla, quedé asombrado con gran asombro. |
| Swahili | Nikamwona huyo mwanamke amelewa damu ya watu wa Mungu, na damu ya watu waliouawa kwa sababu ya kumtangaza Yesu. Nilipomwona nilishangaa mno. |
| Swedish | Och jag såg kvinnan vara drucken av de heligas blod och av Jesu vittnens blod. Och jag förundrade mig storligen, när jag såg henne. |
| Uma | Kuhilo tobine toei, malangu-imi mpo'inu raa' topetuku' Pue' Ala. Batua-na, ngasa' -imi mpopatehi tauna to mpangaku' Kayesus-na Pue' -ra. Uma mowo kakonce-ku mpohilo tobine toei. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "admiration": admirations. (additional references) | |
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"Admiration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amaranian. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "admiration" (pronounced a'dmerā"shun) |
| 6 | -m er ā" sh u n | agglomeration, commemoration, conglomeration, enumeration. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | federation, figuration, acceleration, aberration, adoration, alteration, amelioration, aspiration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, confederation, configuration, consideration, cooperation, corporation, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, desperation, discoloration, elaboration, evaporation, exaggeration, exasperation, exhilaration, exoneration, expiration, exploration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, incorporation, inspiration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, operation, perforation, perspiration, preparation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, recuperation, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, reparation, respiration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, separation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-i-i-m-n-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: radiation. | |
-2 letters: animator, antidora, manatoid, mandator, radioman, tamarind. | |
-3 letters: amorini, animato, antiair, diatron, dinitro, diorama, dormant, madrona, martian, martini, matador, midiron, monarda, mordant, radiant, tamarin. | |
-4 letters: adroit, aidman, airman, amidin, amrita, antiar, aramid, aroint, daimio, daimon, diamin, diatom, domain, dormin, inroad, intima, manito, mantid, mantra, marina, martin, matron, midair, moirai, nimrod, nitrid, ordain, radian. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-i-i-m-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: admirations. | |
+3 letters: administrator, dramatisation, dramatization, randomization. | |
+4 letters: administration, administrators, aerodynamicist, antidemocratic, antidromically, demoralization, disembarkation, dramatisations, dramatizations, endoparasitism, randomizations, traditionalism. | |
+5 letters: administrations, aerodynamicists, deglamorization, democratization, demoralizations, disembarkations, endoparasitisms, melodramatising, melodramatizing, overdramatizing, traditionalisms, trichomonacidal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Derived from 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Bible Trace | 21. Derivations 22. Rhymes 23. Anagrams 24. Bibliography |
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