Word Study
recommendation
CIDE DICTIONARY
recommendation, n. [Cf. F. recommandation.].
- The act of recommending. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
- The state of being recommended; esteem. [1913 Webster]"The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
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, urgingROGET THESAURUS
recommendation
Advice
N advice, counsel, adhortation, word to the wise, suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy, advisement, exhortation, expostulation, admonition, guidance, instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation, Governor's message, President's message, King's message, Queen's speech, message, speech from the throne, adviser, prompter, counsel, counselor, monitor, mentor, Nestor, magnus Apollo, senator, teacher, guide, manual, chart, physician, doctor, leech, archiater, arbiter, reference, referment, consultation, conference, pourparler, recommendatory, hortative, dehortatory, admonitory, Int, go to!, give every man thine ear but few thy voice, I pray thee cease thy counsel, my guide, philosopher, and friend, 'twas good advice and meant, my son be good, verbum sat sapienti, a word to the wise is sufficient, vive memor leti, we, ask advice but we mean approbation.For further exploring for "recommendation" in Webster Dictionary Online