Definition

1. Noun:
   • A quality or characteristic that gains favorable reception: A positive attribute of a person or thing that makes them acceptable or appealing.
   • A suggestion or proposal advising a particular course of action: Something that is put forward as being worthy of choice or adoption.
   • A formal statement endorsing someone or something: An act of commending or presenting someone/something as suitable, often in writing.

Examples of Usage

• As a favorable quality:
  • His honesty was a strong recommendation for the job.
  • The car's fuel efficiency is its main recommendation.
• As an advised suggestion:
  • The committee made a recommendation to increase funding.
  • I followed my doctor's recommendation to get more rest.
• As a formal endorsement:
  • She applied for the position with a recommendation from her former manager.
  • The professor wrote me a letter of recommendation for graduate school.

Advanced Usage

• "On the recommendation of": Based on the advice or endorsement of someone.
  • We visited the restaurant on the recommendation of a friend.
• "Speak in recommendation of": To formally praise or endorse someone/something.
  • The CEO spoke in recommendation of the new policy during the meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Recommend (verb): To put forward as suitable or advise as a course of action.
  • I recommend this book to all students.
• Recommender (noun): A person who recommends.
• Recommendatory (adjective): Serving to recommend.

Synonyms

• Endorsement: A declaration of support or approval.
• Commendation: Formal or official praise.
• Suggestion: An idea or plan put forward for consideration.
• Advice: Guidance or recommendations offered.

Related Phrases

• Letter of recommendation: A formal letter endorsing someone's abilities or character, typically for a job or academic application.
• Strong recommendation: A very positive or emphatic endorsement.
• Unanimous recommendation: A suggestion or endorsement agreed upon by all members of a group.

Idioms

• Carry the weight of recommendation: To be very influential or persuasive as advice.
  • Her opinion carries the weight of recommendation in these matters.

Noun

1. 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
2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
3. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable