Admiration vs Astonished - What's the difference?
admiration | astonished |
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.
(obsolete) Wonder or questioning, without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject.
* Lear: Your name, faire Gentlewoman?
Gonerill: This admiration Sir, is much o'th' savour
Of other your new prankes.'' — , I.ii.
(obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
* Shakespeare
(astonish)
As a noun admiration
is 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.As an adjective astonished is
amazed; surprised.As a verb astonished is
(astonish).admiration
English
Noun
(en noun)Gonerill: This admiration Sir, is much o'th' savour
Of other your new prankes.'' — , I.ii.
- Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration .