approval vs appreciation

appreciation vs approval

approval and appreciation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approval	Yes	No	No	No
appreciation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appreciation is a hyponym of approval; that is, appreciation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than approval:

approval: the formal act of approving
appreciation: a favorable judgment

Other hyponyms of approval include acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal, backing, backup, championship, patronage, admiration, reinforcement, reward.

approval (noun)	appreciation (noun)
the formal act of approving	a favorable judgment
a message expressing a favorable opinion	an increase in price or value
a feeling of liking something or someone good	understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
acceptance as satisfactory	delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
	an expression of gratitude

Difference between approval and appreciation

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