1. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
   - grasp, hold 
2. Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
   - taste, discernment, perceptiveness 
3. An expression of gratitude
   "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" 
4. A favourable judgment
   - admiration 
5. An increase in price or value
   "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

Derived forms: appreciations

See also: tasteful, tasteless

Type of: apprehension, approval, approving, blessing, discernment, discrimination, increase, savvy, secernment, step-up, thanks, understanding

Antonym: depreciation

Encyclopedia: Appreciation

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• worldly
• worldly belongings
• worldly concern
• worldly good
• worldly goods
• worldly possession
• worldly possessions
• worldly-minded
• worldly-wise
• worldwide
• worm
• worm family
• worm fence
• worm fish
• worm gear
• worm genus
• worm lizard
• worm salamander
• worm snake
• worm wheel
• worm-eaten
• worm-shaped
• wormcast
• wormhole