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appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv -ʃə-], appreciatory adj
feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation appreciatively , appreciatorily adv appreciativeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
appreciative adjective 1. enthusiastic, understanding, pleased, aware, sensitive, conscious, admiring, sympathetic, supportive, responsive, knowledgeable, respectful, mindful, perceptive, in the know (informal), cognizant, regardful There is a murmur of appreciative laughter. 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 done → se 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 audience → es 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 appreciative adj → anerkennend; audience → dankbar; (= prepared to accept) → bereitwillig; (= grateful) → dankbar; to be appreciative of something → etw 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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