appreciation
noun
[ əpriːʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
• "I smiled in appreciation"
• a full understanding of a situation.
• "the bank's lack of appreciation of their problems"
Similar:
acknowledgement,
recognition,
realization,
knowledge,
awareness,
consciousness,
cognizance,
sensitivity,
alertness,
sympathy,
understanding,
comprehension,
perception,
discernment,
Opposite:
unawareness,
• increase in monetary value.
• "the appreciation of the dollar against the pound"
Origin:
late 15th century: from French appréciation, from late Latin appretiatio(n- ), from the verb appretiare ‘set at a price, appraise’ (see appreciate).
