appreciation

English Thesaurus

1. an increase in price or value (noun.act)

hypernym	:	increase, step-up,
definition	:	the act of increasing something (noun.act)

2. a favorable judgment (noun.act)

hypernym	:	approval, approving, blessing,
definition	:	the formal act of approving (noun.act)

hyponym	:	adoration, idolisation, idolization,
definition	:	the act of admiring strongly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	glorification, idealisation, idealization,
definition	:	a portrayal of something as ideal (noun.act)

3. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	discrimination, secernment,
definition	:	the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	connoisseurship, vertu, virtu,
definition	:	love of or taste for fine objects of art (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	style, trend, vogue,
definition	:	the popular taste at a given time (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	delicacy, discretion,
definition	:	refined taste; tact (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	culture,
definition	:	the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group (noun.cognition)

attribute	:	tasteful,
definition	:	having or showing or conforming to good taste (adj.all)

attribute	:	tasteless,
definition	:	lacking aesthetic or social taste (adj.all)

4. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding,
definition	:	the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	sense,
definition	:	a natural appreciation or ability (noun.cognition)

5. an expression of gratitude (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	thanks,
definition	:	an acknowledgment of appreciation (noun.communication)

6. an increase in price or value (noun.act)

antonym	:	depreciation,
definition	:	a decrease in price or value (noun.act)

7. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	of or relating to perception (adj.pert)

8. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy,
definition	:	get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)

9. an increase in price or value (noun.act)

antonym	:	depreciation,
definition	:	a decrease in price or value (noun.act)

10. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	perceptive,
definition	:	of or relating to perception (adj.pert)

11. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy,
definition	:	get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)