different between appreciation vs rawr

English

Etymology

From French appréciation.Morphologically appreciate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?i?.?i?e?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

appreciation (countable and uncountable, plural appreciations)

1. A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

2. Accurate perception; true estimation.
   • 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:

     The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England. Our dualism gave us a better appreciation of the nation-state we lived in, though if Britain was a “nation” as well as a “state”, where did that leave Scotland?
3. A rise in value.

Alternative forms

• 'preciation (pronunciation spelling)

Antonyms

• (rise in value): depreciation

Related terms

• appreciate

Translations

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeia, from a roar.

Interjection

rawr

1. (onomatopoeia, Internet slang, text messaging) An expression of great appreciation, a happy imitation of a roar, often to emphasize attraction.
2. (onomatopoeia, Internet slang, text messaging) An expression of anger or frustration, though fairly lighthearted.

References

• 1994, Airships, Barry Hannah, p. 63

  The privates sang a song they made just for me. Rawr rawr rawr! for Colonel Feather!/ Rawr rawr rawr! (pause, then with gusto) forever!

• 1998, growl....., rec.org.sca on Usenet

  purrrrr....... rawr. Was that "rawr" with a capital R or small r? There's a difference...

• 2005, One Way Out, Michele Albert, p. 328

  "Rawr," Cassie playfully growled, then nipped his lip. "Smart man."

• 2008, Divided We Stand, United We Get Horizontal, Glynnis MacNicol, Rachel Sklar, Huffington Post

  ... we think the sexiest thing in this entire post is the phrase "Duncan Hunter." It sort of sounds like a sassy verb, if you think about it. Rawr!

Anagrams

• Warr, warr