n. [gratitude, thankful recognition, high estimation]

n. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

n. an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

n. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"

n. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

n. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

n. a public declaration of your faith

n. the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

n. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

n. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"

n. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

n. offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"

n. the act of filling something with air

n. offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"

n. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

n. behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

n. having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

n. range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

n. a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

n. the reduction of something's value or worth