appreciation
Syllables: ap·pre·ci·a·tion/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/US/əˌpɹi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
appreciation noun: the act of appreciating.
Noun
appreciation (countable and uncountable, plural appreciations)
- The act of appreciating.
- 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.
- Accurate perception; true estimation.
- an appreciation of the difficulties before us
- an appreciation of colors
- A rise in value.
appreciation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
appreciation in Hindi
- a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence
- प्रशंसा praśansā
appreciation in Tamil
- மதிப்புயர்வு, உணர்ந்து பாராட்டுதல், பாராட்டு, மதிப்பிடு, விலை உயர்வு, மதிப்பீடு
appreciation in Marathi
- appreciation, praise, admiration, fondness
- कौतुक kautuk
appreciation in Urdu
- قدر, شاباشی
More languagesFewer languages
- appreciation in Bengali
- আদর ador
- appreciation in Malayalam
- ആസ്വാദനം, വിലക്കയറ്റം
- appreciation in Arabic
- تَقْدِير taqdīr
- appreciation in Malay
- penghargaan, naik nilai
- appreciation in Thai
- การเห็นคุณค่า, การประเมิน
Examples of appreciation in a sentence
- 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:
- His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character.1874, John Richard Green, History of the English People, Volume I:
Antonyms of appreciation
Forms of appreciation
| plural | appreciations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | 'preciation |
Origin of appreciation
From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.
Words formed from appreciation
Phrases with appreciation
Words that rhyme with appreciation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about appreciation
- What does appreciation mean?
- Appreciation means the act of appreciating.
- What is appreciation in Hindi?
- Appreciation in Hindi is प्रशंसा (praśansā). See Appreciation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use appreciation in a sentence?
- 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?
- What part of speech is appreciation?
- Appreciation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce appreciation?
- Appreciation is pronounced /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of appreciation?
- The plural of appreciation is appreciations.
Words near appreciation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: appreciation (page history and authors); appreciation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कौतुक (Marathi) (page history and authors); appreciation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); আদর (Bengali) (page history and authors); appreciation (Malayalam 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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