Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Grateful feelings or thoughts; gratitude.
- noun plural An expression of gratitude.
- interjection Used to express thanks.
- idiom (no thanks to) Without the benefit of help from.
- idiom (thanks to) On account of; because of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection Used to express
appreciation orgratitude . - noun obsolete Plural form of
thank . - noun plurale tantum An expression of
gratitude . - noun
Grateful feelings orthoughts . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
thank .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun with the help of or owing to
- noun an acknowledgment of appreciation
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word thanks.
Examples
-
Love thanks i’d really apprecieate it……my sister also uses my email so make sure you put who its from…..thanks so much alison on 29 Jan 2004 at 10:54 pm92Margaret can u plz write these words in tht elvish font?
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Elvish fonts 2003
-
It looks a matter of when, not if, Manchester City wins the title thanks to the club's huge spending power.
Tip of the Day 2010
-
Oh, I'd heard the term thanks to exposés on the evening news and that kind of thing, but I never really thought about it.
Archive 2007-03-18 Sinfonian 2007
-
Oh, I'd heard the term thanks to exposés on the evening news and that kind of thing, but I never really thought about it.
Skimming Sinfonian 2007
-
Local papers carried ads announcing the appearance of “Dr. David Duke” the title thanks to a Ukrainian honorary doctorate.
Inmate David Duke 2003
-
Bronx Zoo cobra finally has a name thanks to New Yorkers who voted in online poll Thursday, April 7th 2011, 11:59 AM
NY Daily News 2011
-
Seattle finished a laughable 7-9 and tied with St. Louis, but won the title thanks to a better division record than St. Louis, 4-2 vs.
-
Texas trailed California heading into the final day, but claimed the title thanks to nine top-eight finishes on the final day.
-
Texas trailed California heading into the final day, but claimed the title thanks to nine top-eight finishes on the final day.
-
Norstar moved a step closer to the title thanks to goals from
john commented on the word thanks
As we're celebrating Thanksgiving here in the U.S., I wanted to thank you all for making Wordie so much fun. I'm constantly amazed at what a great group of people congregate here--thanks!
This holiday and Wordie have a special relationship. Though it didn't launch until a day or two later, I built most of the initial version in a tryptophan haze last Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word thanks
happy birthday wordie, and thanks John!
November 23, 2007
yarb commented on the word thanks
Ditto. Wordie is a treasure. Thank you John.
November 23, 2007
seanahan commented on the word thanks
Thanks John for all your hard work in making this a great community.
November 23, 2007
reesetee commented on the word thanks
:-D :-D :-D
And that's all I have to say about that.
November 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word thanks
What reesetee said. Er, smiled. :-P
November 25, 2007
uselessness commented on the word thanks
As today is the official first birthday of Wordie, I just want to say congratulations and such. A monumental occasion.
November 26, 2007
trivet commented on the word thanks
Me, too!
November 26, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word thanks
Many thanks from me too, John! You have created yet another reason why I never have time to do any work. The site is becoming more and more interesting, and I will be fascinated to see how it develops in its second year.
November 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word thanks
I think we should continue this discussion under cake and/or ice cream. Maybe even beer and wine. ;-)
November 26, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word thanks
Sounds good to me!
November 26, 2007
Telofy commented on the word thanks
Thanks a bunch, John!
I can't imagine how I managed to survive the last 19 years without wordie.
September 24, 2008