admire

/ədˈmaɪə/

admire means A city and town in Kansas.

admire is pronounced /ədˈmaɪə/.

Etymology

Named for one of its founders, Jacob Admire.

name

To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.e.g.“The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].” — 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section
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 value highly; to hold in high esteem.e.g.“to admire a person of high moral worth”
To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)e.g.“I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them — she'll not answer me, y' see.” — 1953, Arthur Miller, The Crucible:

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

admirize 81% match — To admire, wonder. vs admire →
admirate 80% match — To admire. vs admire →
bewonder 77% match — To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire. vs admire →
admiring 71% match — Feeling or showing admiration. vs admire →
admiree 71% match — One who is admired. vs admire →
amazed 69% match — Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by). vs admire →
admiredly 68% match — So as to be admired. vs admire →
admiringly 68% match — In an admiring manner. vs admire →