Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.
- adjective Expressive of gratitude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.
- Expressive of thanks; given or done in token of thanks.
- Deserving thanks; meritorious; acceptable.
- Pleasing; pleasant.
- Synonyms See
grateful .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
- adjective Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
appreciation orgratitude . - adjective obsolete Obtaining or deserving thanks;
thankworthy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling or showing gratitude
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I _am_ thankful for that," broke in Felix, "most _thankful_!
We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901
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I remain thankful to so many across this state and nation for their words of encouragement and prayers during this difficult time.
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I am, in short, thankful for private-property markets that are the main driving force behind these and many other anti-pollutants -- a force so powerful that we today enjoy the incredible luxury of being able to worry, should we so choose, about very distant and very speculative forms of environmental problems such as species loss and global warming.
Earth Day -some cogent counterpoints to the standard green koolaid james gaulte 2009
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Nagi is again thankful for his rescue and says he wants to repay him.
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I am, in short, thankful for private-property markets that are the main driving force behind these and many other anti-pollutants -- a force so powerful that we today enjoy the incredible luxury of being able to worry, should we so choose, about very distant and very speculative forms of environmental problems such as species loss and global warming.
Archive 2009-04-01 james gaulte 2009
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Until then, I just keep hoping that Republicans will stop caring about what Ted Kennedy will say and remain thankful because it could be far worse.
Sound Politics: Doug Parris Thinks I Hate Conservatives...Or Something Like That 2006
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I promise to remain thankful and yes, to thank a least one staff daily!
NTASD Dave Hingsburger 2006
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The one huge relief for which I am very thankful is not having to commute on icy roads in rush hour traffic on a 4 or 6 lane freeway.
Slower pace of life 2005
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Sometimes I feel a little troubled about my own increased expenditure, and sometimes I am worried overmuch about the details of the housekeeping; for you know, till this winter, I have not kept house for several years, and one loses the habit and faculty for it; oftenest of all, however, I am thankful from the bottom of my heart for the general blessed peace of these, my latter days.
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But that delusive passion has subsided, and among the unmerited mercies for which I have to be thankful is that, in my frantic pursuit of Clara Day, I was not cursed with success!
The Hidden Hand 1888
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