'Recommendation' definitions:
Definition of 'recommendation'
From: WordNet
noun
Something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
noun
Something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: recommendation, testimonial, good word]
noun
Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" [syn: recommendation, passport]
Definition of 'Recommendation'
From: GCIDE
- Recommendation \Rec`om*men*da"tion\ (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.]
- 1. The act of recommending. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recommendation'
From: Moby Thesaurus