Admiration vs Bewonder - What's the difference?
admiration | bewonder |
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
To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire.
To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
*1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), X, xvii:
*:The other seeing his astonishment, / How he bewonder'd was, and how he far'd
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 a verb bewonder is
to wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire.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 .
