Helen Fenton

Appreciable: Definition and part of speech

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Appreciable

  1. a. Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Appreciate: Definition and part of speech

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Appreciate

  1. v. i. To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]
  2. v. t. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.
  3. v. t. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; — opposed to depreciate.
  4. v. t. To be sensible of; to distinguish.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Appreciation: Definition and part of speech

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Appreciation

  1. n. A rise in value; — opposed to depreciation.
  2. n. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
  3. n. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Appreciative: Definition and part of speech

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Appreciative

  1. a. Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.