appreciation

[ uh-pree-shee-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.

  2. the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value.

  1. clear perception or recognition, especially of aesthetic quality: a course in art appreciation.

  2. an increase or rise in the value of property, goods, etc.

  3. critical notice; evaluation; opinion, as of a situation, person, etc.

  4. a critique or written evaluation, especially when favorable.

Origin of appreciation

1
First recorded in 1600–10; earlier appretiation, from French appréciation, from Late Latin appretiātiō “appraisal, valuation”; equivalent to appreciate + -ion

Other words from appreciation

  • ap·pre·ci·a·tion·al, adjective
  • non·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
  • o·ver·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
  • self-ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
  • su·per·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
  • un·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun

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How to use appreciation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for appreciation

appreciation

/ (əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən, -sɪ-) /


noun
  1. thanks or gratitude

  2. assessment of the true worth or value of persons or things

  1. perceptive recognition of qualities, as in art

  2. an increase in value, as of goods or property

  3. a written review of a book, etc, esp when favourable

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