appreciable
/əˈpɹiːʃəbl/
appreciable adjective: both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
Adjective
appreciable (comparative more appreciable, superlative most appreciable)
- 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.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- considerable
- Synonym of detectable.
- A small hernia was just barely appreciable upon palpation.
- Synonyms:
- perceptible, detectable
appreciable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
appreciable in Tamil
- கணிசமான, குறிப்பிடத்தக்க, பாரட்டத்தக்க, பாராட்டத்தக்க, மதிக்கத்தக்க, மதிப்பிடத்தக்க
appreciable in Urdu
- قابِلِ تحسین, قابِلِ توصیف, قابِلِ قَدَر
appreciable in Malayalam
- ഗണ്യമായ
appreciable in Kannada
- ಬೆಲೆ ಕಟ್ಟಬಹುದಾದ, ಲೆಕ್ಕಹಾಕಬಹುದಾದ, ಮೌಲ್ಯ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಬಹುದಾದ, ಕಾಣುವಂಥ, ಗೋಚರವಾಗುವ, ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ
Examples of appreciable in a sentence
- For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat.1915, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 1, in Something New:
- 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...
Synonyms of appreciable
Forms of appreciable
| comparative | more appreciable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most appreciable |
Origin of appreciable
From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) + -able.
Words formed from appreciable
Questions about appreciable
- What does appreciable mean?
- Appreciable means both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
- What is appreciable in Tamil?
- Appreciable in Tamil is கணிசமான, குறிப்பிடத்தக்க, பாரட்டத்தக்க. See Appreciable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use appreciable in a sentence?
- For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat.
- What part of speech is appreciable?
- Appreciable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce appreciable?
- Appreciable is pronounced /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/.
Words near appreciable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: appreciable (page history and authors); appreciable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appreciable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appreciable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appreciable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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