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thankfulness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being thankful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gratefulness, appreciativeness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gratitude

History

Etymology

From thankful + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: taknemmelighed — state of showing thanks
  • Danish: taknemlighed — state of showing thanks
  • Dutch: dankbaarheid — state of showing thanks
  • Esperanto: dankemeco — state of showing thanks
  • Finnish: kiitollisuus — state of showing thanks
  • French: gratitude — state of showing thanks
  • French: reconnaissance — state of showing thanks
  • Georgian: მადლიერება (madliereba) — state of showing thanks
  • German: Dankbarkeit — state of showing thanks
  • Greek: ευγνωμοσύνη (evgnomosýni) — state of showing thanks
  • Hindi: कृतज्ञता (kŕtajñatā) — state of showing thanks
  • Latin: gratia — state of showing thanks
  • Latvian: pateicība — state of showing thanks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: takknemlighet — state of showing thanks
  • Portuguese: gratidão — state of showing thanks
  • Romanian: recunoștință — state of showing thanks
  • Spanish: gratitud — state of showing thanks
  • Spanish: agradecimiento — state of showing thanks
  • Spanish: conoscencia — state of showing thanks
  • Ottoman Turkish: شكر (şükr, şükür) — state of showing thanks