admiration
nounHow many syllables in admiration?
There are 4 syllables in the word admiration.How to pronounce admiration:
Definition of admiration:
- admiration (noun):
- a feeling of respect and approval
- a feeling of delighted approval and liking.
- sensitive recognition of good qualities, as in art
Synonyms for admiration:
adoration
affection
amazement
anglophilia
appreciation
approbation
approval
astonishment
deference
delight
enjoyment
enthusiasm
esteem
estimation
favor
hero worship
interest
love
philhellenism
philogyny
pleasure
praise
recognition
regard
respect
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Antonyms for admiration:
abhorrence
abomination
acrimony
agnosticism
alienation
animosity
animus
antagonism
antipathy
apathy
atheism
averseness
aversion
bad feeling
belittlement
bitterness
blame
blasphemy
calm
calmness
carelessness
castigation
censure
coldness
condemnation
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Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- unjustified
- policemen
- necromancy
- reproduction
- Iroquois
- hypnotizing
- captivity
- acrobatic
- tagliatelle
- indecision
- electrical
- absentminded
- whimsically
- unobstructed
- preposterous
- integration
- impeccably
- triumvirate
- redeemable
- erroneously
- emeritus
- dishonestly
- abbreviate
- misbehaving
- disinterest
- terrorizes
- severity
- regalia
- pontificate
- oratory
- initiative
- incarnation
- electronics
- culminating
- untrustworthy
- prematurely
- ornamented
- menagerie
- forseeable
- compensation
- charioteer
- seriousness
- acquaintances
- residency
- inundation
- fluctuating
- communique
- anapestic
- inessential
- horseplayer
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Syllable Fun Fact
The concept of syllable timing refers to a rhythmic typology in languages where each syllable is perceived to occupy roughly equal time.
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