Admire, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 177
Housing Units (2000): 73
Land area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)
FIPS code: 00325
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.641416 N, 96.101932 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66830
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Admire, KS Admire

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at. [1913 Webster]

To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admired; p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring.]

[F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.]

1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape. [1913 Webster]

Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admire": OK, accept, accord respect to, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, approve, approve of, bless, cherish, consider, countenance, dearly love, defer to, deify, delight in, endorse, entertain respect for, esteem, exalt, favor, hero-worship, hold dear, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, hold with, honor, idolize, keep in countenance, look up to, love to distraction, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence, sanction, take kindly to, think highly of, think much of, think well of, treasure, uphold, value, venerate, view with favor, worship

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

admire

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admired; p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring.]

[F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.]

1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]

Examples rather to be admired than imitated. --Fuller.

2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.

Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.

Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.

Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.

To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. --Fuller.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)