Smitten vs Admiration - What's the difference?
smitten | admiration |
Made irrationally enthusiastic.
In love.
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
As an adjective smitten
is made irrationally enthusiastic.As a verb smitten
is .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.smitten
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.
- He was totally smitten by the librarian.
See also
* crush *infatuation *platonic loveVerb
(head)Anagrams
*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 .