approbation

n.

1. An expression of warm approval; praise.
2. Official approval.

(ap-roh-BAY-shun)

noun
Approval, praise, commendation, official sanction.

Etymology
From Latin approbation, from ap- + probatus, from probare (to test the goodness of).
What do the words approve, prove, probe, probate, probity, and probation have in common? They are all derived from the same root and involve the idea of testing the goodness of something or someone. -Anu

Usage
"I wrote for their Amendment, and not their Approbation." — Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726.

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noun

1. Favorable regard: acceptance, approval, favor. See accept/reject, praise/blame.
2. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: allowance, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction. Informal OK. See allow/prevent.

n

Definition: praise
Antonyms: criticism, disapprobation

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IN BRIEF: Praise.

Beatrice looked at her daughter with great approbation.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - godkendelse, bifald, samtykke

Nederlands (Dutch)
officiële goedkeuring

Français (French)
n. - approbation, assentiment

Deutsch (German)
n. - Genehmigung, Zustimmung, Einverständnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιδοκιμασία

Italiano (Italian)
benestare, approvazione, beneplacito, consenso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aprovação (f)

Русский (Russian)
одобрение, утверждение

Español (Spanish)
n. - aprobación, consentimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gillande, samtycke

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
认可, 许可, 核准, 赞许

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 認可, 許可, 核准, 贊許

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허가, 추천

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賞賛, 許可, 認可, 承認, 賛成

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) استحسان, تصديق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אישור, הסכמה‬

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