appreciative

appreciative
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. thankful, appreciatory, grateful, obliged, indebted, responsive, keen, alive to, sensitive to, understanding, sympathetic, generous, cooperative, enlightened, aware, perceptive, favorable, satisfied, cordial, considerate, friendly, affectionate, entertained, gladdened, sensible of, cognizant of, conscious of, capable of appreciating, under obligation, beholden, enthusiastic, receptive.
Ant. unfriendly*, cold, hostile.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Showing or feeling gratitude: grateful, thankful. See GRATEFUL.

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  • appreciative — index conscious (aware) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • appreciative — (adj.) 1650s (implied in appreciatively); see APPRECIATE (Cf. appreciate) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Appreciativeness …   Etymology dictionary

  • appreciative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure. DERIVATIVES appreciatively adverb appreciativeness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • appreciative — [ə prē′shə tiv, ə prē′shē ətiv; ə prē′shē āt΄iv] adj. feeling or showing appreciation appreciatively adv. appreciativeness n …   English World dictionary

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  • appreciative — UK [əˈpriːʃətɪv] / US [əˈprɪʃətɪv] adjective showing that you are grateful or that you enjoyed something The applause was warm and appreciative. an appreciative smile appreciative of: He was sincerely appreciative of their support. an… …   English dictionary

  • appreciative — ap|pre|cia|tive [əˈpri:ʃətıv] adj 1.) feeling or showing that you enjoy something or are pleased about it appreciative audience/crowd appreciative laughter/applause 2.) [not before noun] grateful for something appreciative of ▪ She was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • appreciative — ap|pre|cia|tive [ ə priʃətıv ] adjective showing that you are grateful or that you enjoyed something: The applause was warm and appreciative. an appreciative smile appreciative of: He was sincerely appreciative of their support. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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