approval

nouns

the formal act of approving
"he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
approval, approving, blessing
is derived from
approbate
is derived from
approve
antonym
disapproval
a feeling of liking something or someone good
"although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
approval
is derived from
approve
antonym
disapproval
is a type of (narrower)
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
"I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
liking
acceptance as satisfactory
"he bought it on approval"
approval, favorable reception, favourable reception
is derived from
approbate
a message expressing a favorable opinion
"words of approval seldom passed his lips"
approval, commendation
is derived from
approbate
antonym
disapproval