The difference between Admiration and Appreciation
When used as nouns, admiration means a positive emotion including wonder and approbation, whereas appreciation means a fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.
check bellow for the other definitions of Admiration and Appreciation
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Admiration as a noun:
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
Examples:
"'admiration of a war hero"
"They looked at the landscape in admiration."
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Admiration as a noun (obsolete):
Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
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Admiration as a noun (obsolete):
Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
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Appreciation as a noun:
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
Examples:
"We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service."
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Appreciation as a noun:
Accurate perception; true estimation.
Examples:
"an appreciation of the difficulties before us"
"an appreciation of colors"
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Appreciation as a noun:
A rise in value.