A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces. / A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.

simple past tense and past participle of admire

(obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at. / (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.

One who admires. / One who is romantically attracted to someone.

In a way worthy of admiration. / To an admirable degree.

admiration

present participle of admire

Characterized by admiration.

(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).

plural of admirer