thankful

[thangk-fuhl]

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adjective

feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

Origin of thankful

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

Related formsthank·ful·ly, adverbthank·ful·ness, nounsu·per·thank·ful, adjectivesu·per·thank·ful·ly, adverbsu·per·thank·ful·ness, noun

Synonyms

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beholden, obliged. See grateful.

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Examples from the Web for thankfulness

Contemporary Examples

Comments on the pictures posted range from disgust to sarcasm to thankfulness.
George Washington University’s Housing Horrors
Miranda Green
August 21, 2013

Historical Examples

You ask me how I would have you show your thankfulness for what I have accomplished for you.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
But it seems to me that the occasion is one for thankfulness as well as grief.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
But even their thankfulness of heart could not make them merry.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
Josephine Preston Peabody
A half-uttered sound of thankfulness escaped him, and he sped on.
The Channings
Mrs. Henry Wood
I almost fainted when first I realized it in the extremity of my joy and thankfulness.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for thankfulness

thankful

adjective

grateful and appreciative

Derived Formsthankfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for thankfulness

thankful

adj.

Old English þancfulle; see thank + -ful. Related: Thankfully; thankfulness.

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Examples from the Web for thankfulness

Contemporary Examples

Comments on the pictures posted range from disgust to sarcasm to thankfulness.

Historical Examples

You ask me how I would have you show your thankfulness for what I have accomplished for you.

But it seems to me that the occasion is one for thankfulness as well as grief.

But even their thankfulness of heart could not make them merry.

A half-uttered sound of thankfulness escaped him, and he sped on.

I almost fainted when first I realized it in the extremity of my joy and thankfulness.

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Word Origin and History for thankfulness

thankful

adj.

Origin of thankful