- appreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
--1 is a kind of understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
--1 has particulars: sense - taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
--2 is a kind of discrimination, secernment
--2 has particulars:virtu, vertu, connoisseurship; vogue, trend, style; delicacy, discretion; culture - appreciation - an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
--3 is a kind of thanks
- admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
--4 is a kind of blessing, approval, approving
--4 has particulars:adoration, idolization, idolisation; idealization, idealisation, glorification - appreciation - an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"
--5 is a kind of increase, step-up
Antonyms: depreciation
- admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"