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Thankful vs Appreciable - What's the difference?

thankful | appreciable |

As adjectives the difference between thankful and appreciable

is that thankful is showing appreciation or gratitude while appreciable is substantial.

thankful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing appreciation or gratitude.
    • I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?
  • (obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

    • Synonyms

    * grateful * appreciative

    Antonyms

    * thankless

    Derived terms

    * thankfully * thankfulness

    appreciable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable.
  • * 1865 , , Our Mutual Friend , ch. 15:
    • A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years, and still lose nothing appreciable of its original weight.
  • * 1915 , , Something New , ch. 1:
    • For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat.
  • * 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 9780472088591, 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.

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