appreciation
nounEtymology
From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.
- derived from appréciation
Definitions
The act of appreciating.
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
- We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service.
Accurate perception
Accurate perception; true estimation.
- an appreciation of the difficulties before us
- an appreciation of colors
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A rise in value.
The neighborhood
- antonymdepreciationantonym(s) of “rise in value”
- neighborappreciate
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at appreciation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at appreciation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at appreciation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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