appreciativenessn.
/əˈpriːʃ(ɪ)ətᵻvnᵻs/, /əˈpriːsɪətᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈpriʃ(i)ədᵻvnᵻs/, /əˈprɪʃ(i)ədᵻvnᵻs/, /əˈpriʃ(i)əˌtɪvnᵻs/, /əˈprɪʃ(i)əˌtɪvnᵻs/ The quality of being appreciative; esp. the showing of approval or favourable recognition of excellence.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] > disposition to approve
plausibilitya1558
friendliness1558
sympathy1823
favour1827
favourableness1832
appreciativeness1849
approbativeness1860
1849 Columbian Mag. Feb. 54/2 Because of our blindness and lack of spiritual appreciativeness, we know it not!
1852 Godey's Lady's Bk. May 347/1 He crowed and shouted with delight at my appearance, and gave his first tokens of appreciativeness by putting out his arms to me.
1862 Fraser's Mag. July 12 A liberality of judgment and an appreciativeness of taste.
1881 Daily News 7 Nov. 3/3 The thorough appreciativeness of the crowded audience.
1925 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 June 1093/2 They must have felt themselves being warmed, too, by the..appreciativeness of those they addressed.
1974 G. Strickland Stendhal vi. 168 It is recounted with a simple affectionate appreciativeness.
2009 Times (Nexis) 11 July 19 Middle-aged viewers should be rewarded for their reliability and appreciativeness when given a good show with personalities past puberty.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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