Definition of appreciable
: capable of being perceived or measured
- no appreciable difference
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Examples of appreciable in a Sentence
there doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between this piece and that one
Recent Examples of appreciable from the Web
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There is an appreciable difference between Purdue and a program that can regularly compete for its conference title.
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Previous research by criminologist James Alan Fox suggests that the 1994 ban did not have an appreciable effect on the number of mass shootings.
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The law has already had an appreciable impact on social media networks, and not just in Germany: Around the globe, Facebook has plans to hire 10,000 new content moderators to scour the site for hate speech, doubling its current number.
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The storm will quickly spin into a classic wintertime nor’easter off the Long Island and New Jersey shorelines Wednesday evening and night, putting the major Northeast hubs at risk for some appreciable snowfall.
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But what Cambridge Analytica did was hardly unique or unusual in recent years: a week rarely goes by when some part of the Internet, working as intended, doesn’t cause appreciable harm.
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The kokanee have yet to show in appreciable numbers, but this hasn’t stopped anglers from trying.
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While hardly a Kremlin critic like Aleksei A. Navalny, the anticorruption campaigner barred from running for president, Mr. Grudinin seems to be generating an appreciable protest vote.
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In fact, China last year had a $375 billion trade surplus with the U.S. Reducing it by $1 billion would have no appreciable economic consequences.
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Did You Know?
Appreciable, like the verb "appreciate," comes from the Late Latin verb appretiare ("to appraise" or "to put a price on"). It is one of several English adjectives that can be applied to something that can be detected, felt, or measured. Specifically, "appreciable" applies to what is highly noticeable or definitely measurable, whereas "perceptible," which is often paired with "barely" or "scarcely," applies to what can be discerned to a minimal extent. "Sensible" refers to something that is clearly perceived; a sensible difference in someone's expression is easily detected. "Palpable" applies to something that, if it doesn't have actual physical substance, is nevertheless quite noticeable via the senses ("a palpable chill in the air"). "Tangible" is used for something capable of being handled or grasped, either physically or mentally ("tangible evidence").
First Known Use of appreciable
1783
appreciable Synonyms
Synonyms
apprehensible, detectable, discernible (also discernable), distinguishable, palpable, perceptible, sensible;
Antonyms
impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indistinguishable, insensible, undetectable;
Near Antonyms
inaudible, intangible, invisible;
inconspicuous, indistinct, unnoticeable, unobtrusive;
faint, insignificant, slight, trivial;
buried, concealed, covert, disguised, hidden, obscure, shrouded, vague;
Related Words
audible, observable, tangible, visible;
clear, conspicuous, evident, eye-catching, manifest, noticeable, obvious, plain, ponderable, prominent, striking;
Synonym Discussion of appreciable
perceptible, sensible, palpable, tangible, appreciable, ponderable mean apprehensible as real or existent. perceptible applies to what can be discerned by the senses often to a minimal extent.
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- a perceptible difference in sound to a careful listener
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- an abrupt, sensible drop in temperature
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- the tension in the air was almost palpable
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- no tangible evidence of UFOs
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- an appreciable increase in income
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- exerted a ponderable influence on world events
APPRECIABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of appreciable for English Language Learners
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: large enough to be noticed or measured
APPRECIABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of appreciable for Students
: large enough to be noticed or measured
- an appreciable change
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