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appreciative

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ap·pre·cia·tive  (-prsh-tv, -sh-tv)
adj.
Capable of or showing appreciation.

ap·precia·tive·ly adv.
ap·precia·tive·ness n.

appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv -ʃə-], appreciatory
adj
feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation
appreciatively , appreciatorily adv
appreciativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.appreciativeappreciative - feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
grateful, thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
2.appreciativeappreciative - having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

appreciative
adjective
2. grateful, obliged, thankful, indebted, beholden We are very appreciative of their support.
Translations
appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] ADJ
1. (= grateful) [person] → agradecido; [smile] → de agradecimiento; [look] → lleno de agradecimiento
to be appreciative of [+ kindness, efforts] → mostrarse agradecido por, agradecer
he was very appreciative of what I had donese mostró muy agradecido por lo que yo había hecho, agradeció mucho lo que yo había hecho
2. (= admiring) [person] → apreciativo; [comment] → elogioso; [look, whistle] → de admiración
it's rewarding to act before an appreciative audiencees gratificante actuar ante un público que sabe apreciar la calidad de lo que ve or ante un público apreciativo
to be appreciative of [+ art, music, good food] → saber apreciar
3. (= aware) to be appreciative of [+ danger, risk] → ser capaz de apreciar
they were not fully appreciative of the danger that lay aheadno eran capaces de apreciar del todo el peligro que les acechaba
appreciative [əˈpriːʃətɪv] adj
(= admiring) [person] → sensible; [comment] → élogieux/euse; [laughter, audience, crowd, applause] → approbateur/trice
(= grateful) appreciative of sth [effort, gesture, work, support, success] → sensible à qch
appreciative
adjanerkennend; audiencedankbar; (= prepared to accept)bereitwillig; (= grateful)dankbar; to be appreciative of somethingetw zu schätzen wissen; (of music, art etc)Sinn für etw haben; (= aware of)sich (dat)einer Sache (gen)bewusst sein
appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] adj (look) → di ammirazione; (comment) → di elogio, elogiativo/a; (audience) → caloroso/a
he was very appreciative of what I had done → mi era molto grato di or ha dimostrato di apprezzare molto quello che avevo fatto


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The first purposes of every such book must be to outline the development of the literature with due regard to national life, and to give appreciative interpretation of the work of the most important authors.
Boris smiled circumspectly, so that it might be taken as ironical or appreciative according to the way the joke was received.
In me he found an appreciative listener, who, by virtue of book-reading, knew much about the sea-life he had lived.
 
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