Search Result for "recommendation":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable;
2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable;
[syn: recommendation, testimonial, good word]
3. any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission;
- Example: "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"
- Example: "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"
[syn: recommendation, passport]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recommendation \Rec`om*men*da"tion\ (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.] 1. The act of recommending. [1913 Webster] 2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations. [1913 Webster] 3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] [1913 Webster] The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "recommendation": advice, advocacy, approbation, approval, backing, blessing, character, commendation, counsel, direction, encouragement, endorsement, exhortation, good word, guidance, praise, promotion, prompting, proposal, reference, say-so, suggestion, support, testimonial, urging
