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recommendation

recommendation

20 2.8
A quality that makes people like or trust someone
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛkəˌmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
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  • More notable were her superb letters of recommendation from eminent people and her record of published work.
  • letters of recommendation
  • strong recommendation
  • manufacturer's recommendation

He had splendid recommendations from prior employers.

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Examples

  • I'll even write a letter of recommendation for you.

  • He came to me on the recommendation of his physician.

  • And my recommendation is let your clients talk.

  • Without his recommendation, without his support, I would have not been included in that room.

  • "As a favor, I need a letter of recommendation from you," I told him.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Consider that both candidates possess excellent letters of recommendation and handle the interview equally well.

    Academic text (1997)
  • He had splendid recommendations from prior employers.

  • One of my own personal recommendations is this absolutely stunning matching necklace and earring set.

  • On Giorgio's recommendation, Ross hired coach Eddie Firmani away from Tampa Bay.

  • Her strong academic record and internship experience earned her a glowing recommendation from the professor.

Synonyms

appeal
vsrecommendation
188 2.6

A quality that makes something attractive to many people

focuses on causing favorable reception or formal acceptance instead
passport
vsrecommendation
14 4.6

A quality that helps someone be accepted into a group or job

gives social acceptance or makes someone be favorably received
likability
vsrecommendation
  • US
13 3.5

How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people

leads to wider acceptance beyond just being liked

Antonyms

1 5.7

To dislike and not support people or things

How Favorable

advantage
2.8
recommendation
20 2.8
selling point
22 3.3
neutral
24 3.5
liability
95 5.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

recommendation = recommend (transparent) = recommend + ation

The meaning 'a quality that makes someone favorably received' is an extended but direct nominalization of 'recommend' (that which recommends someone).

Etymology

Recommendation shares the root commend, from a Latin verb for 'entrust' or 'put forward', so it originally means to put someone or something in another person's care. That's why a personal quality can be a good recommendation — it 'hands' the person a positive view and helps others accept them.