appreciation

ap·pre·ci·a·tion  (-prsh-shn)

n.

1. Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.

2. A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.

3. An expression of gratitude.

4. Awareness or delicate perception, especially of aesthetic qualities or values.

5. A rise in value or price, especially over time.

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appreciation [əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən -sɪ-]

n

1. thanks or gratitude

2. assessment of the true worth or value of persons or things

3. perceptive recognition of qualities, as in art

4. an increase in value, as of goods or property

5. a written review of a book, etc., esp when favourable

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appreciation - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" grasp, hold discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" sense - a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
	2.	appreciation - 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" discernment, perceptiveness, taste discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished connoisseurship, vertu, virtu - love of or taste for fine objects of art vogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact culture - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
	3.	appreciation - an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation
	4.	appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" admiration approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" idolisation, idolization, adoration - the act of admiring strongly idealization, glorification, idealisation - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
	5.	appreciation - an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" depreciation - a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

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appreciation

noun

1. admiration, liking, respect, assessment, esteem, relish, valuation, enjoyment, appraisal, estimation, responsiveness He whistled in appreciation.

2. gratitude, thanks, recognition, obligation, acknowledgment, indebtedness, thankfulness, gratefulness the gifts presented to them in appreciation of their work
gratitude ingratitude

3. awareness, understanding, regard, knowledge, recognition, perception, sympathy, consciousness, sensitivity, realization, comprehension, familiarity, mindfulness, cognizance They have a strong appreciation of the importance of economic incentives.
awareness ignorance, incomprehension

4. increase, rise, gain, growth, inflation, improvement, escalation, enhancement You have to take capital appreciation of the property into account.
increase fall, decline, devaluation, depreciation

5. review, report, notice, analysis, criticism, praise, assessment, recognition, tribute, evaluation, critique, acclamation I had written an appreciation of his work for a magazine.

Translations

appreciation [əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən] N

1. (= understanding) → comprensión f; [of art etc] → aprecio m
he showed no appreciation of my difficulties → no reconoció mis dificultades
you have no appreciation of art → no sabes apreciar el arte, no entiendes de arte

2. (= gratitude) → gratitud f, agradecimiento m; (= recognition) → apreciación f, reconocimiento m
as a token of my appreciation → en señal de mi gratitud or agradecimiento
she smiled her appreciation → sonrió agradecida

3. (= report) → informe m; (= obituary) → nota f necrológica, necrológica f (Literat) → crítica f, comentario m

4. (= rise in value) → revalorización f, aumento m en valor

appreciation [əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃ^ən] n

(= gratitude) → reconnaissance f
It's just a little something to show my appreciation
BUT C'est juste un petit quelque chose pour vous (or les etc) remercier.
He expressed his appreciation for their help
BUT Il les a remerciés de l'avoir aidé.

(= increase in value) [property, shares] → hausse f

(= approbation) → appréciation f

[art, music] → appréciation f

(= understanding) appreciation of sth → appréciation de qch

appreciation

n

(= awareness: of problems, dangers, advantages, value) → Erkennen nt

(= esteem, respect) → Anerkennung f; (of abilities, efforts) → Anerkennung f, → Würdigung f; (of person) → Wertschätzung f; in appreciation of something → in Anerkennung einer Sache (gen), → zum Dank für etw; to show one’s appreciation → seine Dankbarkeit (be)zeigen; to smile one’s appreciation → zum Dank lächeln

(= enjoyment, understanding) → Verständnis nt; (of art) → Sinn m → (of für); to show (great) appreciation of Mozart/art → großes Mozart-/Kunstverständnis zeigen; to write an appreciation of somebody/something → einen Bericht über jdn/etw schreiben

(= comprehension) → Verständnis nt

(= increase) → (Wert)steigerung f → (in bei)

appreciation [əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n

a. (understanding) → comprensione f; (praise) → apprezzamento; (gratitude) → riconoscimento (Art) (critique) → critica
he showed no appreciation of my difficulties → non ha dimostrato di rendersi conto delle mie difficoltà
as a token of my appreciation → in segno della mia gratitudine
he has no appreciation of good music → non apprezza la buona musica

b. (Comm) (rise in value) → aumento (del valore)