appreciable

[ uh-pree-shee-uh-buh l, -shuh-buh l ]

/ əˈpri ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl /

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adjective

sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.

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Nearby words

appositive, appraisal, appraisal drilling, appraise, appraiser, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend

Origin of appreciable

First recorded in 1810–20; appreci(ate) + -able

Related formsap·pre·ci·a·bly, adverbun·ap·pre·ci·a·ble, adjectiveun·ap·pre·ci·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for appreciable

Maybe that was because I was beginning to pick up an appreciable income outside the office, and thus felt rich.
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Nevertheless, local actions took place from time to time without any appreciable result.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
Is spontaneous crystallization accompanied with an appreciable manifestation of electricity?
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I have seen it lower, but after forty below the difference is not appreciable.
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From the manner of its production, it cannot contain an appreciable quantity of proteid material.
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They were obliged to admit that there was no appreciable difference between the lunar light and other kinds.
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British Dictionary definitions for appreciable

appreciable

/ (əˈpriːʃɪəbəl, -ʃəbəl) /

adjective

sufficient to be easily seen, measured, or noticed

Derived Formsappreciably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for appreciable

appreciable

adj.

1818 (mid-15c. in sense "worthy"); from French appréciable and directly from Medieval Latin appretiabilis, from Late Latin appretiare (see appreciate). Related: Appreciably.