appreciable C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/ See IPA manual Freq #92411 Meanings 1 adj enough to be estimated or measured Appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor. Thesaurus Synonyms perceptibleperceivable Word family Forms appreciably Derived forms appreciabilityappreciablenessappreciablyinappreciablenonappreciableunappreciable Related forms appreciatableappreciation Etymology From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) + -able. appréciable French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # appreciable **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/ **Frequency rank:** 92411 ## Meanings 1. enough to be estimated or measured ## Examples - Appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor. ## Synonyms - perceptible - perceivable ## Derived Forms - appreciability - appreciableness - appreciably - inappreciable - nonappreciable - unappreciable ## Related Forms - appreciatable - appreciation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: appréciable ## Etymology From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) + -able. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown