different between thanking vs grateful

English

Verb

thanking

1. present participle of thank

Noun

thanking (plural thankings)

1. The act by which thanks are given; thanks.
   • 1484, William Caxton, The Subtyl Historyes and Fables of Esope, Book 3, “The Lyon & the pastour or herdman,”^[1]

     And therfore this is notary and trewe that al maner of folke ought to rendre and gyue thankynges grace and mercye to theyre good doers

   • c. 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act V, Scene 1,^[2]

     Many and hearty thankings to you both.

   • 1928, Hugh Walpole, Wintersmoon, Chapter 7,^[3]

     Bridesmaids and their dresses, thankings for wedding presents, best man, going-away clothes […] I’ve been engaged in such things for weeks.

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)

1. Appreciative; thankful.
2. (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.

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