APPRECIATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an increase in price or value
   Usage Example(s)
   • an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate
   Hypernyms(s) appreciation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • step-up (what does step-up mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • depreciation (what does depreciation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a favorable judgment
   Synonym(s)
   • admiration (what does admiration mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a small token in admiration of your works
   Hypernyms(s) appreciation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blessing (what does blessing mean?)
   • approval (what does approval mean?)
   • approving (what does approving mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adoration (what does adoration mean?)
   • idolization (what does idolization mean?)
   • idolisation (what does idolisation mean?)
   • idealization (what does idealization mean?)
   • idealisation (what does idealisation mean?)
   • glorification (what does glorification mean?)
3. Meaning
   • delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
   Synonym(s)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   • perceptiveness (what does perceptiveness mean?)
   • taste (what does taste mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
   • to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
   Hypernyms(s) appreciation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discrimination (what does discrimination mean?)
   • secernment (what does secernment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • virtu (what does virtu mean?)
   • vertu (what does vertu mean?)
   • connoisseurship (what does connoisseurship mean?)
   • vogue (what does vogue mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • style (what does style mean?)
   • delicacy (what does delicacy mean?)
   • discretion (what does discretion mean?)
   • culture (what does culture mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • tasteful (what does tasteful mean?)
   • in good taste(p) (what does in good taste(p) mean?)
   • tasteless (what does tasteless mean?)
   • in poor taste(p) (what does in poor taste(p) mean?)
4. Meaning
   • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
   Synonym(s)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has a good grasp of accounting practices
   Hypernyms(s) appreciation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sense (what does sense mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • get the picture (what does get the picture mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an expression of gratitude
   Usage Example(s)
   • he expressed his appreciation in a short note
   Hypernyms(s) appreciation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thanks (what does thanks mean?)