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Admiring vs Appreciative - What's the difference?

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Admiring is a related term of appreciative.


As adjectives the difference between admiring and appreciative

is that admiring is feeling or showing admiration while appreciative is showing appreciation or gratitude.

As a verb admiring

is .

As a noun admiring

is admiration.

admiring

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling or showing admiration.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • admiration
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
  • What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings , than is that tragical cross
  • * 1847 , Matthew Henry, James Hamilton, Daily communion with God
  • We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God.

    appreciative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing appreciation or gratitude.
  • Capable of showing appreciation.