Appreciation
/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of appreciating. countable, uncountable
- 2 an increase in price or value wordnet
- 3 A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem. countable, uncountable
"We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service."
- 4 a favorable judgment wordnet
- 5 Accurate perception; true estimation. countable, uncountable
"an appreciation of the difficulties before us"
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- 6 delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) wordnet
- 7 A rise in value. countable, uncountable
- 8 understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something wordnet
- 9 an expression of gratitude wordnet
Example
More examples"I have some appreciation of your problems."
Etymology
From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.