appreciation

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˌpɹi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #8432

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of being grateful, or a way of showing thanks.

They sent flowers as a token of their appreciation.
2

noun
An understanding of how good, important, or valuable something is.

He has a deep appreciation of classical literature.
3

noun
An increase in price or value.

The land has seen a 30% appreciation in value.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · an understanding of how... grasp discernment taste

Opposites

depreciation

Word family

Forms appreciations

Derived forms appreciationalinappreciationmisappreciationnonappreciationreappreciationunappreciationunderappreciation

Related forms appreciate

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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popular appreciation
recognition or enjoyment of something by the wider public

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

appréciation French

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Personal Finance

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# appreciation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌpɹi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 8432

## Meanings
1. A feeling of being grateful, or a way of showing thanks.
2. An understanding of how good, important, or valuable something is.
3. An increase in price or value.

## Examples
- They sent flowers as a token of their appreciation.
- He has a deep appreciation of classical literature.
- The land has seen a 30% appreciation in value.

## Antonyms
- depreciation

## Derived Forms
- appreciational
- inappreciation
- misappreciation
- nonappreciation
- reappreciation
- unappreciation
- underappreciation

## Related Forms
- appreciate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: appréciation

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

## AI Etymology
Appreciation is from French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate plus -ion. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, appreciation denotes a feeling of being grateful, or a way of showing thanks, an understanding of how good, important, or valuable something is, and an increase in price or value. The same word family continues in derived forms such as appreciational, inappreciation, misappreciation, and nonappreciation and related entries such as appreciate.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Personal Finance

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