appreciative B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #23524 Meanings 1 adj Showing that you are grateful or thankful. She was very appreciative of all the help she received. 2 adj Showing that you enjoy or admire something. The audience gave an appreciative round of applause. Thesaurus Word family Forms appreciativelyunappreciative Derived forms appreciativelyappreciativenessinappreciativemisappreciativenonappreciativeunappreciativeunderappreciative Common collocations appreciative laugh Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From appreciate + -ive. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # appreciative **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 23524 ## Meanings 1. Showing that you are grateful or thankful. 2. Showing that you enjoy or admire something. ## Examples - She was very appreciative of all the help she received. - The audience gave an appreciative round of applause. ## Derived Forms - appreciatively - appreciativeness - inappreciative - misappreciative - nonappreciative - unappreciative - underappreciative ## Etymology From appreciate + -ive. ## AI Etymology Appreciative is from appreciate plus -ive. 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 an adjective, appreciative denotes showing that you are grateful or thankful and showing that you enjoy or admire something. The same word family continues in derived forms such as appreciatively, appreciativeness, inappreciative, and misappreciative. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown