appreciation
Other forms: appreciations
When you have an appreciation for something, you can see and truly understand its good qualities. One way to show your appreciation for a particularly wonderful musical performance is to give a standing ovation when it's over.
A slightly different kind of appreciation is having good taste or the ability to see aesthetic beauty in something, like members of a wine appreciation group or the teacher of a music appreciation class. There's also the appreciation that means a rise in monetary value — you might refer to the appreciation of the value of a house, for example.
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understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of somethingtypes:sensea natural appreciation or abilitytype of:
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delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, tastetypes:culturethe tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social groupNew Looka style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirtfashionthe latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behaviorbandwagona popular trend that attracts growing supportcounterculturea culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culturemass culturethe culture that is widely disseminated via the mass medialettersthe literary culturepop culture, popular culturethe art, media, and ideas preferred by ordinary people, rather than the educated elitetype of:
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an expression of gratitude“he expressed his appreciation in a short note”type of:thanksan acknowledgment of appreciation
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a favorable judgmentsynonyms: admirationtypes:glorificationthe act of glorifying (as in worship)romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalizationthe act of indulging in sentiment
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an increase in price or value“an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate”antonyms:depreciationa decrease in price or value
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Vocabulary lists containing appreciation
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