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appreciation

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /əˌpɹi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈæɪ.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 P R IY2 SH IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of appreciating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Accurate perception; true estimation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • an appreciation of the difficulties before us
  • an appreciation of colors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A rise in value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an increase in price or value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: depreciation

Broader terms: increase, step-up

6

noun

Meaning 6

a favorable judgment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a small token in admiration of your works

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: admiration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blessing, approval, approving

Narrower terms: adoration, idolization, idolisation, idealization, idealisation, glorification

7

noun

Meaning 7

delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
  • to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taste, discernment, perceptiveness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discrimination, secernment

Narrower terms: virtu, vertu, connoisseurship, vogue, trend, style, delicacy, discretion, culture

8

noun

Meaning 8

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he has a good grasp of accounting practices

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grasp, hold

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

Narrower terms: sense

9

noun

Meaning 9

an expression of gratitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he expressed his appreciation in a short note

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thanks

History

Etymology

From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَقْدِير (taqdīr) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Bulgarian: благодарност (blagodarnost) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Bulgarian: висока оценка (visoka ocenka) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Czech: ocenění — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Dutch: waardering — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Esperanto: aprezo — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Finnish: arvostus — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Finnish: kiitollisuus — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • French: appréciation — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Galician: apreciación — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • German: Anerkennung — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • German: Würdigung — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • German: Dankbarkeit — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • German: Wertschätzung — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • German: Einschätzung — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hebrew: הערכה (haarakhá) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hindi: प्रशंसा (praśansā) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hungarian: értékelés — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hungarian: megbecsülés — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hungarian: méltánylás — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hungarian: elismerés — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Hungarian: méltatás — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Italian: apprezzamento — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Italian: gratitudine — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Italian: stima — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Central Kurdish: پێزانین (pêzanîn) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Malay: penghargaan — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Māori: whakamaiohatanga — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Polish: uznanie — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Portuguese: apreciação — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Romanian: apreciere — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Russian: благода́рность (blagodárnostʹ) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Russian: призна́тельность (priznátelʹnostʹ) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Russian: высо́кая оце́нка (vysókaja océnka) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Swedish: uppskattning — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Thai: การเห็นคุณค่า — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Ottoman Turkish: تقدیر (takdir) — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Welsh: gwerthfawrogiad — a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
  • Bulgarian: разбиране (razbirane) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Bulgarian: отчитане (otčitane) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Bulgarian: оценяване (ocenjavane) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Czech: zhodnocení — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Czech: ohodnocení — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Finnish: arviointi — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • French: estimation — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • French: évaluation — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • German: Beurteilung — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • German: Würdigung — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • German: Wertschätzung — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Hebrew: הערכה (haarakhá) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Hungarian: megértés — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Hungarian: felfogás — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Central Kurdish: تەقدیر (teqdîr) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Portuguese: apreciação — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Russian: оце́нка (océnka) — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Thai: การประเมิน — accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors
  • Czech: zhodnocení — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Czech: stoupnutí v ceně — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Finnish: arvonanto — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Finnish: arvonnousu — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • French: appréciation — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Galician: apreciación — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Georgian: გაძვირება (gaʒvireba) — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Georgian: ღირებულების ზრდა (ɣirebulebis zrda) — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Georgian: გამყარება (gamq̇areba) — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • German: Wertzunahme — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Hungarian: felértékelődés — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Hungarian: értékemelkedés — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Malay: naik nilai — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Māori: pikinga wāriu — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Polish: aprecjacja — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Portuguese: apreciação — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Russian: повыше́ние це́нности (povyšénije cénnosti) — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Russian: вздорожа́ние (vzdorožánije) — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
  • Spanish: apreciación — a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation
Real reading context

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