different between gratitude vs reply

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)

1. 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)

1. gratitude

Synonyms

• reconnaissance

Antonyms

• ingratitude

Further reading

• “gratitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English replyen, replien, borrowed from Old French replier (“to reply”), from the Latin replic?, replic?re (“I fold back”) (in Late or Medieval Latin "to reply, repeat"), from re + plic? (“I fold”); the noun derives from the verb by nominalisation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???pla?/
• Rhymes: -a?
• Hyphenation: re?ply

Verb

reply (third-person singular simple present replies, present participle replying, simple past and past participle replied)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

   (intransitive) Please reply to my letter.

   (transitive) "Sorry I'm late," replied the student.

   (transitive) He replied that he was not sure.

2. (intransitive) To act or gesture in response.

   Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face.
3. (intransitive) To repeat something back; to echo.

Synonyms

• respond, answer, retort, answer back, react, rejoin, counter, return, revert, follow up, get back to

Translations

Noun

reply (plural replies)

1. A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
2. Something given in reply.
3. A counterattack.
4. (music) The answer of a figure.
5. (US, law) A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer.

Synonyms

• answer, comeback, response, retort, return, account, rejoinder, riposte, reaction

Translations

Anagrams

• lepry, plyer