appreciable
adjective
-ˈpri-sh(ē-)ə-bəl
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If you assumed that appreciable means “able to be appreciated,” we see you and we appreciate you. You’ve got a good eye for word families: appreciable does indeed share an ancestor with appreciate. However, the former does not describe things that are worthy of gratitude or admiration for their value, but rather things that are noticeable or measurable, as in “an appreciable difference between the two shades of green.” Appreciable comes, via French, from the Late Latin verb appretiare (“to appraise” or “to put a price on”), and is one of several English adjectives that can be applied to something that can be detected, felt, or measured. When it comes to vocabulary, it’s hard to put a price on having an abundance of options.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The relatively complicated driver arrangement demonstrates its worth (again) with a presentation that’s neatly unified and of an appreciable whole.
—Simon Lucas, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
The shift of the center toward the right, however, does not mean that the mainstream and the radical right have converged or that the radical right has moderated its stance to any appreciable degree.
—Markus Wagner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2018
The small volume of leaves produced by a few small trees is not likely to have any appreciable impact on your ability to grow a healthy lawn.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Appreciable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appreciable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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appreciable
adjective
ə-ˈprish(-ē)-ə-bəl
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