appreciativeness

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ap•pre•cia•tive /əˈpriʃətɪv, -ʃiə-/   adj. 

1. feeling or showing appreciation:
   the loud applause of an appreciative audience.

ap•pre•cia•tive•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ap•pre•cia•tive  (ə prē′shə tiv, -shē ə-, -shē ā′-), adj. 

1. feeling or showing appreciation:
   an appreciative audience at the concert.

• appreciate + -ive 1690–1700

ap•pre′cia•tive•ly, adv. 
ap•pre′cia•tive•ness, n.