Webster's Dictionary 1913

1513

Admiration

Ad′mi‐ra″tion (�), n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See Admire.] 1. Wonder; astonishment.Season your admiration for a while.Shak.2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emoti...

1514

Admirative

Ad‐mir″a‐tive (�), a. Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder. Earle.

1515

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, a...

1516

Admire (2)

Ad‐mire″, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; — sometimes with at.To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.Fuller.

1517

Admired

Ad‐mired″ (�), a. 1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem.2. Wonderful; also, admirable. “Admired disorder.” “ Admired Miranda.” Shak.

1518

Admirer

Ad‐mir″er (�), n. One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly. Cowper.

1519

Admiring

Ad‐mir″ing, a. Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. — Ad‐mir″ing‐ly, adv.Shak.

1520

Admissibility

Ad‐mis′si‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. [Cf. F. admissibilité.] The quality of being admissible; admissibleness; as, the admissibility of evidence.

1521

Admissible

Ad‐mis″si‐ble (�), a. [F. admissible, LL. admissibilis. See Admit.] Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that may be allowed or conceded; allowable; as, the sup...

1522

Admission

Ad‐mis″sion (�), n. [L. admissio: cf. F. admission. See Admit.] 1. The act or practice of admitting.2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to appro...

1523

Admissive

Ad‐mis″sive (�), a. Implying an admission; tending to admit. Lamb.

1524

Admissory

Ad‐mis″so‐ry (�), a. Pertaining to admission.

1525

Admit

Ad‐mit″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Admitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Admitting.] [OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre. See M...

1526

Admittable

Ad‐mit″ta‐ble (�), a. Admissible. Sir T. Browne.

1527

Admittance

Ad‐mit″tance (�), n. 1. The act of admitting.2. Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also, actual entrance; reception.To gain admittance into the house.South.He ...

1528

Admittance (2)

Ad‐mit″tance, n.(Elec.) The reciprocal of impedance.

1529

Admittatur

‖Ad′mit‐ta″tur (�), n. The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.

1530

Admitted

Ad‐mit″ted (�), a. Received as true or valid; acknowledged. — Ad‐mit″ted‐lyadv. Confessedly.

1531

Admitter

Ad‐mit″ter (�), n. One who admits.

1532

Admix

Ad‐mix″ (�), v. t. [Pref. ad- + mix: cf. L. admixtus, p. p. of admiscere. See Mix.] To mingle with something else; to mix.

1533

Admixtion

Ad‐mix″tion (?; 106), n. [L. admixtio.] A mingling of different things; admixture. Glanvill.

1534

Admixture

Ad‐mix″ture (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to admix; ad + miscere to mix. See Mix.] 1. The act of mixing; mixture.2. The compound formed by mixing different substances to...

1535

Admonish

Ad‐mon″ish (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Admonished (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Admonishing.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere t...

1536

Admonisher

Ad‐mon″ish‐er (�), n. One who admonishes.

1537

Admonishment

Ad‐mon″ish‐ment (–ment), n. [Cf. OF. amonestement, admonestement.] Admonition. Shak.

1538

Admonition

Ad′mo‐ni″tion (�), n. [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See Admonish.] Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or err...

1539

Admonitioner

Ad′mo‐ni″tion‐er (�), n. Admonisher.