appreciation

appreciation is a 12-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 8 senses

Definitions

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

   "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

5. noun. a favorable judgment

   "a small token in admiration of your works"

   Synonyms: admiration

6. noun. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

   "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"

   "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"

   Synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, taste

7. noun. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

   "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

   Synonyms: grasp, hold

8. noun. an expression of gratitude

   "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

Synonyms

admiration, discernment, perceptiveness, taste, grasp, hold

Common word forms

appreciations, appreciational

Words from these letters

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