thankful

[ thangk-fuhl ]

/ ˈθæŋk fəl /

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adjective

feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

Nearby words

thank one's lucky stars, thank you, thank-you, thank-you-ma'am, thankee, thankful, thankfully, thankless, thanks, thanks to, thanksgiver

Origin of thankful

before 900; Middle English; Old English thancful. See thank, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR thankful

beholden, obliged. See grateful.

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Related forms

thank·ful·ly, adverbthank·ful·ness, nounsu·per·thank·ful, adjectivesu·per·thank·ful·ly, adverb

su·per·thank·ful·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for thankfulness

Comments on the pictures posted range from disgust to sarcasm to thankfulness.
George Washington University’s Housing Horrors|Miranda Green|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With a smile, and many renewed expressions of thankfulness, the hopeful tradesman paid his penny.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851|Various
The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick
He took the children to his bosom with all the warm affection of his sunny nature, with tears of thankfulness in his eyes.
Father Brighthopes|John Townsend Trowbridge

On the morning after her first successful appearance at Agen, she addressed to him a letter full of praise and thankfulness.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles
They grew larger as they tried to express their thankfulness.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 3 [March 1902]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thankfulness

thankful

/ (ˈθæŋkfʊl) /

adjective

grateful and appreciative

Derived Forms

thankfulness, noun

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thankful

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thankful

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