It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19th.
Today's word is appreciable, spelled A-P-P-R-E-C-I-A-B-L-E.
Appreciable is an adjective.
It describes things that can be perceived or measured.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Business Insider by Glenn Harvey.
Digital transformations have made an appreciable impact on society.
Whether it's conspicuous guidance or subtle suggestion,
technology influences our everyday decisions.
If you assumed that appreciable means able to be appreciated, we see you and we appreciate you.
You've got a good eye for word families.
Appreciable does indeed share an ancestor with the word appreciate.
However,
the former does not describe things that are worthy of gratitude or admiration for their value,
but rather things that are noticeable or measurable as in an appreciable difference between the two shades of green.
Appreciable comes via French from the late Latin verb pretiare,
meaning to appraise or to put a price on,
and is one of several English adjectives that can be applied to something that can be detected,
felt, or measured.
When it comes to vocabulary, it's hard to put a price on having an abundance of options.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.