Admiration vs. Appreciation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Admiration and Appreciation
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Definitions
Admiration➦
Admiration is a social emotion felt by observing people of competence, talent, or skill exceeding standards. Admiration facilitates social learning in groups.
Appreciation➦
Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.
Admiration➦
Respect and warm approval
I have the greatest admiration for all those involved in the project
Appreciation➦
A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.
Admiration➦
A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something
The students' admiration for their teacher.
Appreciation➦
An expression of gratitude.
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Admiration➦
The state of being viewed with such approval or delight
An actor held in admiration by her peers.
Appreciation➦
Awareness or delicate perception, especially of aesthetic qualities or values.
Admiration➦
The object of such approval and delight
A movie that was the admiration of many critics.
Appreciation➦
A rise in value or price, especially over time.
Admiration➦
(Archaic) The action of wondering; marveling.
Appreciation➦
The act of appreciating.
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Admiration➦
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
Admiration of a war hero
They looked at the landscape in admiration.
Appreciation➦
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service.
Admiration➦
(obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
Appreciation➦
Accurate perception; true estimation.
An appreciation of the difficulties before us
An appreciation of colors
Admiration➦
(obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
Appreciation➦
A rise in value.
Admiration➦
Wonder; astonishment.
Season your admiration for a while.
Appreciation➦
A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
Admiration➦
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.
Appreciation➦
Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.
His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character.
Admiration➦
Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.
Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration.
Appreciation➦
A rise in value; - opposed to depreciation.
Admiration➦
A feeling of delighted approval and liking
Appreciation➦
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;
He has a good grasp of accounting practices
Admiration➦
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Appreciation➦
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
Admiration➦
A favorable judgment;
A small token in admiration of your works
Appreciation➦
An expression of gratitude;
He expressed his appreciation in a short note
Appreciation➦
A favorable judgment;
A small token in admiration of your works
Appreciation➦
An increase in price or value;
An appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate
