Synonyms for gratefulness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : greyt-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgreɪt fəl |
Définition of gratefulness
Origin :- 1550s, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" (see grace). "A most unusual formation" [Weekley]. Hard to think of another case where English uses -ful to make an adjective from an adjective. Related: Gratefully; gratefulness.
- noun appreciation
- And now the sense of gratefulness cannot longer be repressed.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- He has the ways of our dog-friends, their patience and fidelity, their gratefulness for pats.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- I will ever have a lively feeling of gratefulness for your devotion.
- Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
- Handel was engaged there with gratefulness by promising “some better music.”
- Extract from : « Handel » by Romain Rolland
- He looked into his heart; there was no animosity; there was nothing at all but a sense of gratefulness.
- Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
- Yet Helen, with all her warmth and gratefulness, had to laugh at her sister.
- Extract from : « The Man of the Forest » by Zane Grey
- He felt again the elation of his appointment, the gratefulness of appreciation.
- Extract from : « Mortmain » by Arthur Cheny Train
- Then there is the other peace, it is the peace of gratefulness: “Be ye thankful.”
- Extract from : « Sermons Preached at Brighton » by Frederick W. Robertson
- It's full of joy and gratefulness and everything that is sweet.
- Extract from : « Jason » by Justus Miles Forman
- Her relief was a release; it was so strange that it was gratefulness.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Canyon » by Zane Grey
Antonyms for gratefulness
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