Dictionary entry details
• APPRECIATION (noun)
Meaning:
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
appreciation; grasp; hold
Context example:
he has a good grasp of accounting practices
Hypernyms ("appreciation" is a kind of...):
apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appreciation"):
sense (a natural appreciation or ability)
Meaning:
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
perceptiveness; discernment; appreciation; taste
Context examples:
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success / to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
Hypernyms ("appreciation" is a kind of...):
discrimination; secernment (the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished)
Attribute:
tasteful (having or showing or conforming to good taste)
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appreciation"):
connoisseurship; vertu; virtu (love of or taste for fine objects of art)
style; trend; vogue (the popular taste at a given time)
delicacy; discretion (refined taste; tact)
culture (the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
Meaning:
An expression of gratitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he expressed his appreciation in a short note
Hypernyms ("appreciation" is a kind of...):
thanks (an acknowledgment of appreciation)
Meaning:
A favorable judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
admiration; appreciation
Context example:
a small token in admiration of your works
Hypernyms ("appreciation" is a kind of...):
approval; approving; blessing (the formal act of approving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appreciation"):
adoration; idolisation; idolization (the act of admiring strongly)
glorification; idealisation; idealization (a portrayal of something as ideal)
Meaning:
An increase in price or value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate
Hypernyms ("appreciation" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Antonym:
depreciation (a decrease in price or value)
