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appreciable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/
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Etymology

From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) + -able.

Meanings

1. (usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
   • For many people, the benefits of exercise in improving mood and preventing achiness are appreciable.
   • If NEAsia were a zone of peace, those American forces would be unnecessary and they could be sent home and demobilized, saving the U.S. taxpayer an appreciable sum of money. 2002, John J. Mearsheimer, "Realism, the Real World, and the Academy," in Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies (M. Brecher and F. P. Harvey, eds.), p. 27
   • Anti-freeze has not been found necessary, even in the most severe conditions, since the water is drained out if a locomotive spends any appreciable time out of service and in normal working conditions the coolant is always warm. 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 264:
   • A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years, and still lose nothing appreciable of its original weight. 1865, Charles Dickens, chapter 15, in Our Mutual Friend:
   • For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat. 1915, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 1, in Something New:
2. (sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
   • A small hernia was just barely appreciable upon palpation.

Forms

Deriveds

appreciability · appreciably · unappreciable · nonstandard appreciable · nonappreciable · inappreciable · appreciableness

Relateds

appreciation · appreciatable

Synonyms

perceptible · detectable · considerable

Translations (18)

fi huomattava (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · fr appréciable (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · eo grava (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · hy գնահատելի (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · pt apreciável (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · es apreciable (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · es considerable (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · uk помі́тний (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · ru ощути́мый (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · ru заме́тный (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · fi havaittava (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · es sensible (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · bg чувствителен (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · eo konsiderinda (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · bg забележим (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · uk відчу́тний (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · cs citelný (large enough to be estimated; considerable) · de schätzbar (large enough to be estimated; considerable)