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Synonyms for gratitude

Grammar : Noun
Spell : grat-i-tood, -tyood
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

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Définition of gratitude

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "good will," from Middle French gratitude (15c.) or directly from Medieval Latin gratitudinem (nominative gratitudo) "thankfulness," from Latin gratus "thankful, pleasing" (see grace). Meaning "thankfulness" is from 1560s.
  • noun appreciation
Example sentences :
  • They owed me every thing, like you—their gratitude was unbounded, even as yours.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I am deeply impressed with gratitude for the confidence reposed in me.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I wanted to show my gratitude, to make you happy, since happiness was not for me.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • He rose, expecting a look of gratitude from the girl he loved.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • It was as if she herself had just been saved, and she could have kissed his hands with gratitude.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I was pleased with myself for my gratitude to this poor woman.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I despatched the note, and she was full of penitence, and gratitude, and tears.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • There were suggestions of triumph, relief, gratitude in the indefinable tone of these words.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Then in a gust of confidence and gratitude, “I will live all my days for you, Tom!”
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Gratitude was undoubtedly a principal occasion of this urgency.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

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