appréciation

appreciation

noun ah-pray-syah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'appretiare', to appraise

Also means

assessment

Usage Note

Appréciation covers both the positive sense of appreciating something and the evaluative sense of an assessment or rating, as in a school report (appréciation du professeur). This dual use means context is essential. The related verb is apprécier and the adjective is appréciable ('considerable, appreciable').

Examples

"Son appréciation du travail était très positive."

Natural Translation

His assessment of the work was very positive.

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