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adulation (noun)

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  • adulation — ► NOUN ▪ excessive admiration. DERIVATIVES adulate verb adulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from adulari fawn on …   English terms dictionary

  • adulation — noun Etymology: Middle English adulacion, from Old French, from Latin adulation , adulatio, from adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter Date: 14th century excessive or slavish admiration or flattery • adulate transitive verb • adulator …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adulation — noun /ˈædˌjʊu.leɪ.ʃən/ Flattery; fulsome praise. The adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors. See Also: adulate, adulator, adulatory …   Wiktionary

  • adulation — I noun admiration for, appreciation, approbation, blandishment, compliment, encomium, eulogy, fawning, flattery, glorification, homage, honor, idolatry, laudation, praise, sycophancy, toadyism II index doxology, honor (outward respect), mention… …   Law dictionary

  • adulation — (n.) late 14c., insincere praise, from O.Fr. adulacion, from L. adulationem (nom. adulatio) a fawning; flattery, cringing courtesy, noun of action from pp. stem of aduliari to flatter, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ulos tail, from PIE *ul …   Etymology dictionary

  • adulation — noun (U) praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve: basking in the adulation of his fans adulatory adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • adulation — noun unspoiled by all the adulation he s received Syn: hero worship, worship, idolization, adoration, admiration, veneration, awe, devotion, glorification, praise, flattery, blandishments …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • adulation — noun servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise • Hypernyms: ↑flattery …   Useful english dictionary

  • adulation — [adjʊ leɪʃ(ə)n] noun excessive admiration. Derivatives adulate verb adulator noun adulatory adjective Origin ME: from L. adulatio(n) , from adulat , adulari fawn on …   English new terms dictionary

  • adulation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idolization, hero worship, applause, laudation; see admiration , flattery , praise 1 , 2 , worship 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. flattery, *feet kissing, *apple polishing, *brown nosing, worshipping, fawning,… …   English dictionary for students

  • adulation — ad|u|la|tion [ ,ædʒə leıʃn ] noun uncount great praise or admiration, especially for someone who is famous …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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