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15 words match “APPRECIATION”

APPRECIATION n. 3 definitions
Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors. His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. J. R. Green.
INAPPRECIATION n.
Want of appreciation.
APPRECIATINGLY adv.
In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.
APPRECIATIVE a.
Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly, adv.
APPRECIATORY a.
Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly, adv.
BOOKWORM n.
A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Pope.
DEGUSTATION n.
Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. Bp. Hall.
GUSTO n.
Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy. Dryden.
LAMPLESS a.
Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without appreciation; dull. Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue. Beau. & Fl.
PHILISTINE n.
A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [Recent] M. Arnold.
RECOGNIZE v.
To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
SENSE n. 2 definitions
Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation. This Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover. Sir P. Sidney. High disdain from sense of injured merit. Milton.
SENSIBLENESS n.
The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. "The sensibleness of the eye." Sharp. "Sensibleness and sorrow for sin." Hammond. The sensibleness of the divine presence. Hallywell.
STORE n.
p or store, instead of money. [U.S.] -- To set store by, to value greatly; to have a high appreciation of. -- To tell no store of, to make no account of; to consider of no importance.
UNCONSCIOUS a.
Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper.