Added 8 October 2026
recommendation
/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: recommendatio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recommendation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable.
- Something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable.
-
Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission.
her pleasant personality is already a recommendation
Origin
From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. By surface analysis, recommend + -ation.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)