appreciable

[ uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable:

   There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.

appreciable

/ -ʃəbəl; əˈpriːʃɪəbəl /

adjective

1. sufficient to be easily seen, measured, or noticed

Derived Forms

• apˈpreciably, adverb

Other Words From

• ap·preci·a·bly adverb
• unap·preci·a·ble adjective
• unap·preci·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of appreciable¹

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

Example Sentences

At least until there is an appreciable threat to their power.

From Time

More important, the camera provides an appreciable extra level of live security.

From Outside Online

It is immediately appreciable to all of us why things feel heavier and grimmer now than they did a year ago.

From Washington Post

In the normal course of using a smartphone, 5G makes no appreciable difference, whether scrolling through Instagram posts, watching YouTube videos, or listening to a podcast.

From Fortune

Rumpl’s new Featherlite blanket packs down small enough to fit in a purse or a backpack with ease yet offers appreciable, versatile weather protection.

From Outside Online

Maybe that was because I was beginning to pick up an appreciable income outside the office, and thus felt rich.

From The Daily Beast

The tenor of the divorce had no appreciable effect on marital outcomes for males.

From The Daily Beast

Did she have any appreciable influence on him, and thus on history?

From The Daily Beast

But that had no appreciable effect on military performance until the top leadership itself began to waver and retreat.

From The Daily Beast

There was an appreciable instance of silence, and each of the adversaries could hear the loud beating of his own heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Smaller than the smallest of the satellites, it showed no appreciable disk, but its light was dazzling.

From Project Gutenberg

She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—‘Yes.’

From Project Gutenberg

She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—“Yes.”

From Project Gutenberg

Even those that Elwood had picked, and thrown down at the entrance of the cavern, glowed with appreciable glimmer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• definite
• detectable
• discernible
• marked
• measurable
• noticeable
• observable
• perceptible
• significant
• sizable
• substantial