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View synonyms for inappreciable

inappreciable

[ in-uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. imperceptible; insignificant:

    an inappreciable difference.



inappreciable

/ ˌɪnəˈpriːʃəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being appreciated
  2. imperceptible; negligible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinapˈpreciably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • inap·preci·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inappreciable1

First recorded in 1780–90; in- 3 + appreciable
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Example Sentences

Mental soundness is merged in unsoundness by degrees of decadence which are so small as to be practically inappreciable.

At this moment a far-off noise was heard—slight, and almost inappreciable at first, but which approached rapidly.

Taking, then, an agitating last view of a locket which circumstances had rendered inappreciable to her, 'Ah!

Yet to divide his whole income among all his employees might give only an inappreciable increase to each.

The amount of these poisons necessary to produce their specific effects, may be inappreciable.

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