Appreciation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɚɹˈiːnɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɚɹˈiːnɚz/.

Examples

he has a good grasp of accounting practices
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

admiration discernment hold grasp taste perceptiveness

Antonyms

depreciation

Parts of Speech

noun	understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something “he has a good grasp of accounting practices”
noun	delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) “arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success”
noun	an expression of gratitude “he expressed his appreciation in a short note”
noun	a favorable judgment “a small token in admiration of your works”
noun	an increase in price or value “an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate”

Word Forms

grasp	verb	get the meaning of something
perceptive	adjective	of or relating to perception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anerkennung

Verständnis der Natur oder Bedeutung oder Qualität oder Größe von etwas

🇫🇷French

appréciation

compréhension de la nature, de la signification, de la qualité ou de l'ampleur de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

apreciación

Comprensión de la naturaleza, significado, calidad o magnitud de algo.

🇮🇹Italian

apprezzamento

comprensione della natura, del significato, della qualità o della grandezza di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

waardering

begrip van de aard of betekenis of kwaliteit of omvang van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

apreciação

compreensão da natureza ou significado ou qualidade ou magnitude de algo

🇷🇺Russian

признательность

понимание природы, значения, качества или величины чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रशंसा

किसी चीज़ की प्रकृति या अर्थ या गुणवत्ता या परिमाण की समझ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশংসা

কোনো কিছুর প্রকৃতি বা অর্থ বা গুণ বা মাত্রা বোঝা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராட்டு

ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் தன்மை அல்லது பொருள் அல்லது தரம் அல்லது அளவு பற்றிய புரிதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశంసలు

ఏదో యొక్క స్వభావం లేదా అర్థం లేదా నాణ్యత లేదా పరిమాణం యొక్క అవగాహన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशंसा

एखाद्या गोष्टीचे स्वरूप किंवा अर्थ किंवा गुणवत्ता किंवा मोठेपणा समजून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રશંસા

કોઈ વસ્તુની પ્રકૃતિ અથવા અર્થ અથવા ગુણવત્તા અથવા તીવ્રતાની સમજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಸ್ವಭಾವ ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಮಾಣದ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനന്ദനം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അർത്ഥം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപ്തി എന്നിവയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ധാരണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਕੁਦਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਅਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਸਮਝ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعریف

کسی چیز کی نوعیت یا معنی یا معیار یا وسعت کی سمجھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欣赏

对事物的本质、意义、质量或大小的理解

🇯🇵Japanese

感謝

何かの性質、意味、質、大きさについての理解

🇰🇷Korean

감사

어떤 것의 성격이나 의미, 품질이나 크기에 대한 이해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá cao

sự hiểu biết về bản chất hoặc ý nghĩa hoặc chất lượng hoặc tầm quan trọng của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความชื่นชม

ความเข้าใจในธรรมชาติหรือความหมายหรือคุณภาพหรือขนาดของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

apresiasi

pemahaman tentang sifat atau makna atau kualitas atau besarnya sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahalaga

pag-unawa sa kalikasan o kahulugan o kalidad o kadakilaan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penghargaan

pemahaman tentang sifat atau makna atau kualiti atau magnitud sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدير

فهم طبيعة أو معنى أو نوعية أو حجم شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

قدردانی

درک ماهیت یا معنا یا کیفیت یا بزرگی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

takdir

bir şeyin doğasını veya anlamını veya niteliğini veya büyüklüğünü anlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹקָרָה

הבנה של הטבע או המשמעות או האיכות או הגודל של משהו

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