appreciable

== English == === Etymology === From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/ === Adjective === appreciable (comparative more appreciable, superlative most appreciable) (usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance. Synonym: considerable 2002, John J. Mearsheimer, "Realism, the Real World, and the Academy," in Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies (M. Brecher and F. P. Harvey, eds.), →ISBN, p. 27: If NEAsia were a zone of peace, those American forces would be unnecessary and they could be sent home and demobilized, saving the U.S. taxpayer an appreciable sum of money. (sometimes) Synonym of detectable. Synonym: perceptible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== appreciatable appreciation ==== Translations ==== === References === “appreciable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.