appréciation

Definitions of appréciation
  1. noun
    a favorable judgment
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    adoration, culte de la personnalité, idolâtrie, vénération
    the act of admiring strongly
    adoration, exaltation
    the act of glorifying (as in worship)
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    acceptation, approbation
    the formal act of approving
  2. noun
    delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
    synonyms: jugement
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    mode, vogue
    the popular taste at a given time
    délicatesse, finesse
    refined taste; tact
    style
    the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
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    discrimination, distinction
    the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
  3. noun
    understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
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    intuition, sens
    a natural appreciation or ability
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    compréhension
    the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  4. noun
    an expression of gratitude
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    remerciement
    an acknowledgment of appreciation
  5. noun
    the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
    synonyms: estimation, évaluation
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    estimation critique
    an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
    estimation, évaluation
    an appraisal of the value of something
    composition, test, épreuve
    an appraisal of the state of affairs
    épreuve du feu, épreuve décisive
    a rigorous or crucial appraisal
    revalorisation, réévaluation
    a new appraisal or evaluation
    critique
    a serious examination and judgment of something
    sous-estimation
    too low a value or price assigned to something
    note
    a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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    classification
    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
  6. noun
    an increase in price or value
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    augmentation
    the act of increasing something
  7. noun
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
    synonyms: jugement
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    justice
    judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
    décision, jugement
    the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
    désapprobation
    the act of disapproving or condemning
    évaluation
    a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
    dénigrement, dépréciation
    the act of speaking contemptuously of
    condamnation, réprimande
    (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
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    acte, action
    something that people do or cause to happen
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