appreciative

[uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey-]

adjective

1. feeling or showing appreciation.

   an appreciative audience at the concert.

appreciative

/ -ʃə-, əˈpriːʃɪətɪv /

adjective

1. feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation

Other Word Forms

• appreciativeness noun
• appreciatively adverb
• nonappreciative adjective
• nonappreciatively adverb
• nonappreciativeness noun
• overappreciative adjective
• overappreciatively adverb
• overappreciativeness noun
• unappreciative adjective
• unappreciatively adverb
• unappreciativeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of appreciative¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; appreciate + -ive

Example Sentences

The second is appreciative and pays it back, as did my uncles who jumped into France and Corregidor during World War II. By the third generation, many are lazy and insufficiently grateful.

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"I don't think there was anyone in a Newcastle United shirt who didn't get fed and watered that night. They were just really appreciative that we were enjoying their city."

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“But we have not seen anything and are just really appreciative of all of the government workers showing up, doing their job and keeping the national airspace and our industry running safely,” Geraghty says.

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“One thing I am so appreciative of that my parents did to us is talk to us like we were regular people. They didn’t talk to us like we were little babies,” he continued.

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The audience members feel more appreciative, compared to a run-of-the-mill comedy club in Hollywood that caters more to tourists.

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Related Words

• admiring 
• affectionate 
• aware 
• cognizant 
• conscious 
• considerate 
• enthusiastic 
• friendly 
• generous 
• keen 
• knowledgeable 
• mindful 
• perceptive 
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• receptive 
• respectful 
• responsive 
• supportive 
• sympathetic