thankful
- thankful
- UK [ˈθæŋkf(ə)l] / US
adjective
grateful for something, or pleased that something unpleasant is no longer happening or did not happen
I suppose I should be thankful.
thankful for:
We are so thankful for all the support we received.
thankful (that):
We can only be thankful that there were not more casualties.
thankful to do something:
Those whose homes were damaged were just thankful to be alive.
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See:
mercy
Derived word:
thankfulness
noun
uncountable
English dictionary.
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Synonyms:
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Thankful — Album par Kelly Clarkson Sortie 15 avril 2003 Voir les dates de sorties Enregistrement … Wikipédia en Français
Thankful — may refer to: *Gratitude (or thankfulness) * Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album), the first album by Kelly Clarkson * Thankful (Mary Mary album), the first album by Mary Mary * Thankful (Aaron Pritchett album), the fifth album by Aaron Pritchett *… … Wikipedia
Thankful — Thank ful, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.] 1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.] [1913 Webster] Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker s eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thankful — index indebted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thankful — O.E. þancfulle; see THANK (Cf. thank) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Thankfully; thankfulness … Etymology dictionary
thankful — *grateful Analogous words: appreciating or appreciative, valuing, prizing, cherishing, treasuring (see corresponding verbs at APPRECIATE): satisfied, content (see under SATISFY) Antonyms: thankless … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thankful — [adj] appreciative beholden, content, contented, grateful, gratified, indebted, much obliged, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied; concepts 401,403 Ant. critical, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful … New thesaurus
thankful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pleased and relieved. 2) expressing gratitude. DERIVATIVES thankfulness noun … English terms dictionary
thankful — [thaŋk′fəl] adj. feeling or expressing thanks; grateful thankfulness n … English World dictionary
thankful — adj. 1) thankful for; to 2) thankful to + inf. (thankful to be alive) 3) thankful that + clause (we were thankful that you offered to help) * * * [ θæŋkf(ə)l] to thankful for thankful that + clause (we were thankful that you offered to help)… … Combinatory dictionary
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