Marcel Duchamp wrote:

> One might well have assumed that "admire" and "like" (in this sense) 
> were synonymous.  But Jinx would have us consider otherwise.

> See the excerpt below from one of the common dictionaries.  

> 2.To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.

Adding an excerpt from another dictionary for "to like":

v.t.
... 2. to regard with favor; have a kindly or friendly feeling for (a
person, group, etc.).

I have to go with Jinx. Even though English is not my native language, I
pretty easily can follow the train of thought that says that a "high
opinion of; esteem or respect" not necessarily means "liking" in the more
emotional sense that this often implies ("friendly feeling"). They seem to
be, in some sense at least, orthogonal concepts.

Have you ever known somebody you felt compelled to admire for whatever, but
who you didn't like? And have you ever known somebody you just liked, just
like that, without admiring that person?

Gerhard

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