admonition

Etymology

Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.

Noun

admonition (plural admonitions)

1. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
   • 1892, Plato, Laws (Plato):

     But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.

Anagrams

• domination

Noun

admonition f (plural admonitions)

1. an admonition, a warning

Further reading

• “admonition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

admonition c

1. an admonition, a warning