Dictionary

appreciation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /əˌpɹi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of appreciating.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
   • We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service.
3. (countable, uncountable) Accurate perception; true estimation.
   • an appreciation of colors
   • His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. 1874, John Richard Green, History of the English People, Volume I:
   • The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England. Our dualism gave us a better appreciation of the nation-state we lived in, though if Britain was a “nation” as well as a “state”, where did that leave Scotland? 2014 September 16, Ian Jack, “Is this the end of Britishness”, in The Guardian:
   • an appreciation of the difficulties before us
4. (countable, uncountable) A rise in value.

Forms

Antonyms

depreciation (antonym(s) of “rise in value”)

Deriveds

inappreciation · reappreciation · misappreciation · appreciational · unappreciation · shared appreciation mortgage · underappreciation · capital appreciation bond · nonappreciation

Relateds

appreciate

Translations (75)

de Wertschätzung (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · pt apreciação (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · cs zhodnocení (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · nl waardering (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ota تقدیر (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hi प्रशंसा (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hu megbecsülés (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Einschätzung (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Würdigung (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · it apprezzamento (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · pl aprecjacja (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · pl uznanie (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · fr évaluation (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · gl apreciación (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · hu felfogás (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · fi arvonnousu (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · he הערכה (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ar تَقْدِير (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ru вздорожа́ние (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · cy gwerthfawrogiad (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ms naik nilai (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · th การเห็นคุณค่า (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ckb پێزانین (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · fi arvostus (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hu értékemelkedés (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · bg висока оценка (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hu méltánylás (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · bg благодарност (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · fi kiitollisuus (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · bg разбиране (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · gl apreciación (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · bg отчитане (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · cs ohodnocení (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · fi arviointi (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · sv uppskattning (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · mi pikinga wāriu (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · ms penghargaan (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Wertzunahme (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · pt apreciação (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · he הערכה (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · hu értékelés (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · cs ocenění (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ckb تەقدیر (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · ru высо́кая оце́нка (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hu felértékelődés (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · ro apreciere (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Wertschätzung (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · hu elismerés (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · cs zhodnocení (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · fr appréciation (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · fr appréciation (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · hu méltatás (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · ru призна́тельность (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · fr estimation (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · ru повыше́ние це́нности (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · eo aprezo (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · it stima (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Beurteilung (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · de Anerkennung (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · pt apreciação (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · hu megértés (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · ka გამყარება (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · es apreciación (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · ru оце́нка (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · ka გაძვირება (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · it gratitudine (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · cs stoupnutí v ceně (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · ru благода́рность (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · mi whakamaiohatanga (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Würdigung (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · de Dankbarkeit (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) · th การประเมิน (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) · fi arvonanto (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · ka ღირებულების ზრდა (a rise in value;—opposed to depreciation) · bg оценяване (accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors)