appreciative

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

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Phrases (1)

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appreciative laugh
laughter that shows enjoyment or approval of something

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From appreciate + -ive.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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