"appreciative" meaning in English

See appreciative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Zazollo-appreciative.wav Forms: more appreciative [comparative], most appreciative [superlative]
Etymology: From appreciate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|appreciate|ive}} appreciate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} appreciative (comparative more appreciative, superlative most appreciative)
  1. Showing appreciation or gratitude. Translations (showing appreciation or gratitude): anerkenntlich (German), anerkennend (German), wertschätzend (German), dankbar (German), apresiatif (Indonesian), ngākau whakaute (Māori), شاكر (şakir) (Ottoman Turkish), apreciativo (Portuguese), apreciador (Portuguese), apreciativo (Spanish), uppskattande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-appreciative-en-adj-KK~VHzH8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'showing appreciation or gratitude': 81 19
  2. Capable of showing appreciation.
    Sense id: en-appreciative-en-adj-OQcOAp90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: appreciatively, appreciativeness, inappreciative, misappreciative, nonappreciative, unappreciative, underappreciative
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