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gratefulness

gratefulness

4 2.0
A feeling of thanks for something kind someone has done
  • noun
  • /ˈɡreɪt̬fəl.nəs/
translation icon : gratitud
  • "Unfortunately, our society isn't focused much on gratefulness; it's become out of vogue to talk about it," said Miller.
  • feeling of gratefulness
  • deep gratefulness
  • express my gratefulness

So it's just honestly been constant gratefulness because he's great.

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Examples

  • Bono suggested parents start paying attention to their own sense of gratefulness and model it.

    Blog text (22)
  • Twice a year, at least, as a bi-national family, we work to cultivate gratefulness in everyday life too.

    Blog text (31)
  • "I have not been able to express my gratefulness to you.

  • Taking moments out of everyday life to express gratefulness will resolve so many negative things in our lives.

    Blog text (26)
  • As you adopt the habits that foster gratefulness, you will be transformed into the grateful person you want to be.

    Blog text (22)
  • So I offer these thoughts here with a profound sense of gratefulness for my life as a school head and a genuine sense of humility.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I glanced at him with utter gratefulness in my eyes.

    Blog text (26)
  • But the next ten books I wrote over the next ten years had no dedications at all because each of them were dedicated to her in simple, ongoing gratefulness.

  • I have a constant feeling of gratefulness—gratefulness to the family that adopted me and the upbringing I received.

  • Now that Cross is pregnant, she exudes this incredible sense of gratefulness, says Hatcher.

Synonyms

thanks
vsgratefulness
1.0

Words you say or write to show you are grateful

is the broader quality of feeling and showing recognition rather than words alone
gratitude
vsgratefulness
240 2.7

A feeling of being thankful for something someone did

often focuses more on feeling while the key also includes showing it
appreciation
vsgratefulness
121 3.0

An action or words that show you are grateful for help and kindness

is more the internal feeling and its display than just actions or words
thankfulness
vsgratefulness
7 3.2

A warm feeling when someone helps or shows they care

is both an inward feeling and an outward display of that warmth
appreciativeness
vsgratefulness
5.5

A warm feeling that shows you are thankful for help

is the broader quality of feeling and showing recognition rather than warm friendliness only

Antonyms

7 7.2

A lack of thanks for help or kindness

How Thankful

gratitude
240 2.7
gratefulness
4 2.0
appreciation
121 3.0

Surface Forms

gratefulness singular

Morphology

gratefulness = grateful (transparent) = grate + ful + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a standard way to form nouns indicating a state or quality from adjectives.

Etymology

Gratefulness comes from grateful plus the ending -ness, and grateful comes from the Latin word gratus meaning 'pleasing' or 'thankful', the same root as grace. So, gratefulness is the feeling of being pleased and full of 'thanks', which explains why it means showing or feeling thanks and appreciation.