Words that rhyme with appreciation

• evacuation 5
  n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation] 2: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection 3: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding]
• conglomeration 4
  n 1: a rounded spherical form [syn: conglomeration, conglobation] 2: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: aggregate, congeries, conglomeration] 3: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass [syn: conglomeration, conglobation]
• pacification 4
  n 1: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: pacification, mollification] 2: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: peace, peace treaty, pacification] 3: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency [syn: pacification, counterinsurgency]
• consubstantiation 3
  n 1: the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
• corroboration 2
  n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: documentation, certification, corroboration]
• enunciation 2
  n 1: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience [syn: enunciation, diction]
• recantation 2
  n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, abjuration, recantation]
• abbreviation 0
  n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase 2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
• abdication 0
  n 1: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers [syn: abdication, stepping down] 2: the act of abdicating [syn: abdication, stepping down]
• aberration 0
  n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance] 2: a disorder in one's mental state 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, distortion, optical aberration]
• abomination 0
  n 1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting 2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium] 3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
• abrogation 0
  n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment]
• acceleration 0
  n 1: an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" [ant: deceleration, retardation, slowing] 2: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: acceleration, quickening, speedup] [ant: deceleration] 3: (physics) a rate of increase of velocity [ant: deceleration]
• accentuation 0
  n 1: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance 2: the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: emphasizing, accenting, accentuation]
• acclamation 0
  n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
• acclimation 0
  n 1: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation]
• accommodation 0
  n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: adjustment, accommodation, fitting] 2: a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" 3: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality 4: living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available" 5: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need 6: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
• accreditation 0
  n 1: the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"
• accumulation 0
  n 1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: accretion, accumulation] 2: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage] 3: the act of accumulating [syn: accumulation, accrual, accruement] 4: (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
• accusation 0
  n 1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: accusation, accusal] 2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" [syn: accusation, charge]
• acidification 0
  n 1: the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
• activation 0
  n 1: stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical [ant: inactivation] 2: the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: energizing, activating, activation] 3: making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: deactivation, defusing]
• actuation 0
  n 1: the act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation]
• adaptation 0
  n 1: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn: adaptation, version] 2: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment] 3: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
• adjudication 0
  n 1: the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
• administration 0
  n 1: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) [syn: administration, disposal] 2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation] 3: the act of administering medication [syn: administration, giving medication] 4: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency, presidential term, administration] 5: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration] 6: the act of meting out justice according to the law [syn: administration, judicature]
• adoration 0
  n 1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: worship, adoration] 2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: adoration, idolization, idolisation] 3: the worship given to God alone [syn: adoration, latria]
• adulation 0
  n 1: servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
• adulteration 0
  n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating [syn: adulteration, debasement] 2: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
• affectation 0
  n 1: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness]
• affiliation 0
  n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie- up] 2: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
• affirmation 0
  n 1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: avowal, avouchment, affirmation] 2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: affirmation, assertion, statement] 3: (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) 4: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand [ant: reversal]
• affrication 0
  n 1: the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
• agglomeration 0
  n 1: a jumbled collection or mass 2: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
• aggravation 0
  n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] 2: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: aggravation, irritation, provocation] 3: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" [syn: aggravation, exacerbation]
• agitation 0
  n 1: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance 2: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest] 3: the feeling of being agitated; not calm [ant: calmness] 4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo] 5: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
• alienation 0
  n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement] 2: separation resulting from hostility [syn: alienation, estrangement] 3: (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership" 4: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
• allegation 0
  n 1: (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" 2: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove [syn: allegation, allegement]
• alleviation 0
  n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: relief, alleviation, assuagement] 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief]
• allocation 0
  n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] 2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation] 3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions [syn: allocation, storage allocation]
• alteration 0
  n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: change, alteration, modification] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 3: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration]
• altercation 0
  n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: affray, altercation, fracas]
• amalgamation 0
  n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: amalgamation, merger, uniting]
• amelioration 0
  n 1: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: amelioration, melioration, betterment]
• amplification 0
  n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" [syn: amplification, elaboration] 2: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: amplification, gain] 3: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
• amputation 0
  n 1: a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs 2: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
• animation 0
  n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: animation, life, living, aliveness] 2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality] 3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification] 4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: vivification, invigoration, animation] 5: the making of animated cartoons 6: general activity and motion [syn: liveliness, animation]
• annexation 0
  n 1: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: annexation, appropriation] 2: the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"
• annihilation 0
  n 1: destruction by annihilating something [syn: annihilation, obliteration] 2: total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" [syn: annihilation, disintegration]
• annotation 0
  n 1: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: note, annotation, notation] 2: the act of adding notes [syn: annotation, annotating]
• annunciation 0
  n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25] 2: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ 3: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration]
• anticipation 0
  n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision] 4: anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn: anticipation, expectation]
• appellation 0
  n 1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative]
• application 0
  n 1: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: application, practical application] 2: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" 3: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: application, coating, covering] 4: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: application, application program, applications programme] 5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application] 6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: application, diligence] 7: the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
• approbation 0
  n 1: official approval 2: official recognition or approval [ant: condemnation, disapprobation]
• appropriation 0
  n 1: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose 2: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: annexation, appropriation] 3: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
• approximation 0
  n 1: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea] 2: the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) 3: an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events" 4: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue [syn: approximation, bringing close together]
• arbitration 0
  n 1: (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) 2: the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement]
• argumentation 0
  n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation, debate] 2: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line]
• articulation 0
  n 1: the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech 2: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction] 3: expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" [syn: articulation, voice] 4: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) [syn: joint, articulation, articulatio] 5: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
• asphyxiation 0
  n 1: the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation] 2: killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]
• aspiration 0
  n 1: a will to succeed 2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: ambition, aspiration, dream] 3: a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath 4: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in]
• assassination 0
  n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: character assassination, assassination, blackwash] 2: murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• assimilation 0
  n 1: the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family 2: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: assimilation, absorption] 3: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: assimilation, absorption] 4: a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound 5: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation, assimilation] 6: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
• association 0
  n 1: a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" 2: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" 3: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" [ant: disassociation] 4: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 5: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up] 6: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" 7: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 8: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
• attenuation 0
  n 1: weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: attenuation, fading] 2: the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
• augmentation 0
  n 1: the amount by which something increases 2: the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) [ant: diminution] 3: the act of augmenting
• authentication 0
  n 1: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: authentication, hallmark, assay- mark] 2: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: authentication, certification]
• automation 0
  n 1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: automation, mechanization, mechanisation] 2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" 3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
• aviation 0
  n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: aviation, air power] 2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation 3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: aviation, airmanship] 4: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air]
• avocation 0
  n 1: an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity]
• bifurcation 0
  n 1: a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) 2: the place where something divides into two branches 3: the act of splitting into two branches
• calculation 0
  n 1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation, computation, computing] 2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning] 3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: calculation, deliberation]
• calibration 0
  n 1: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration, standardization, standardisation]
• calumniation 0
  n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job]
• cancellation 0
  n 1: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement 2: the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
• capitulation 0
  n 1: a document containing the terms of surrender 2: a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic 3: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: capitulation, fall, surrender]
• carnation 0
  adj 1: pink or pinkish n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus] 2: a pink or reddish-pink color
• castration 0
  n 1: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: castration, emasculation] 2: surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization" 3: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]
• causation 0
  n 1: the act of causing something to happen [syn: causing, causation]
• celebration 0
  n 1: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: celebration, jubilation] 2: any joyous diversion [syn: celebration, festivity] 3: the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: celebration, solemnization, solemnisation]
• certification 0
  n 1: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: certification, enfranchisement] [ant: disenfranchisement] 2: confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: documentation, certification, corroboration] 3: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: certificate, certification, credential, credentials] 4: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: authentication, certification]
• cessation 0
  n 1: a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: cessation, surcease]
• cetacean 0
  adj 1: of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn: cetacean, cetaceous] n 1: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower]
• citation 0
  n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation] 2: (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) 3: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] 4: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: quotation, quote, citation] 5: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding 6: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
• clarification 0
  n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination] 2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification]
• classification 0
  n 1: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment] 2: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation] 3: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting] 4: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people [ant: declassification]
• coagulation 0
  n 1: the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn: curdling, clotting, coagulation]
• codification 0
  n 1: the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order 2: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) [syn: code, codification]
• cogitation 0
  n 1: a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook" 2: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: cogitation, study]
• cohabitation 0
  n 1: the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)
• collaboration 0
  n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: collaboration, coaction] 2: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: collaboration, collaborationism, quislingism]
• collocation 0
  n 1: a grouping of words in a sentence 2: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" [syn: juxtaposition, apposition, collocation]
• coloration 0
  n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color, colour, coloration, colouration] 2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: coloration, colouration] 3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: coloration, colouration]
• combination 0
  n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities 2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves 3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" 4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" 5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) 6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order 7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination, combining, compounding]
• commemoration 0
  n 1: a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation] 2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: memorial, commemoration, remembrance]
• commendation 0
  n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation] 2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: approval, commendation] [ant: disapproval]
• communication 0
  n 1: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" [syn: communication, communicating] 2: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 3: a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"
• commutation 0
  n 1: the travel of a commuter [syn: commutation, commuting] 2: a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one 3: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law [syn: commutation, re-sentencing] 4: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" [syn: substitution, exchange, commutation]
• compensation 0
  n 1: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) 2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors 3: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: recompense, compensation]

See also appreciation definition and appreciation synonyms