- n. any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission (view details)
- n. something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable (view details)
- n. something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
Usage Example(s): her pleasant personality is already a recommendation, his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society
Synonym(s): passport ( what does passport stand for? )
recommendation is a kind of: characteristic ( what does characteristic stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable
recommendation is derived from: advocate ( what does advocate stand for? ), commend ( what does commend stand for? ), recommend, urge ( what does urge stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
Synonym(s): good word ( what does good word stand for? ), testimonial ( what does testimonial stand for? )
recommendation is derived from: commend, recommend
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