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grateful
English
Alternative forms
- gratefull (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin gratus (“pleasing, agreeable”) + -ful, morphologically grate +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???e?tf?l/
- Hyphenation: grate?ful
Adjective
grateful (comparative gratefuller or more grateful, superlative gratefullest or most grateful)
- Appreciative; thankful.
- (obsolete) Pleasing, welcome.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1,[2]
- Neighbour, this is a gift very grateful, I am sure of it.
- 1839, Robert Hooper, Klein Grant, Lexicon Medicum: or, Medical Dictionary (4th edition, page 1177)
- […] its glands give forth gum arabic; and its flowers an odour of a very grateful fragrance.
- 1841, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Skeleton in Armor,”[3]
- Fell I upon my spear,
- Oh, death was grateful!
- 1847, Herman Melville, Omoo, Chapter 67,[4]
- […] grateful underfoot was the damp and slightly yielding beach, from which the waves seemed just retired.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1,[2]
Synonyms
- thankful
- appreciative
Antonyms
- ungrateful
Derived terms
- gratefulness
Related terms
- gratitude
Translations
Further reading
- grateful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- grateful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- grateful at OneLook Dictionary Search
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gratitude
English
Etymology
From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin gr?tit?d? (“thankfulness”), from Latin gr?tus (“thankful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???æt?t(j)ud/
Noun
gratitude (countable and uncountable, plural gratitudes)
- The state of being grateful.
Synonyms
- appreciation
- thankfulness
- gratefulness
Antonyms
- ingratitude
Related terms
- grace
- grateful
- gratification
- gratify
Translations
Further reading
- gratitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- gratitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- gratitude at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
Derived from ingratitude, from Late Latin ingratitudo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a.ti.tyd/
- Homophone: gratitudes
- Hyphenation: gra?ti?tude
Noun
gratitude f (plural gratitudes)
- gratitude
Synonyms
- reconnaissance
Antonyms
- ingratitude
Further reading
- “gratitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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