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- [greyt-fuh l]
- /ˈgreɪt fəl/
- /ˈɡreɪtfl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyt-fuh l]
- /ˈgreɪt fəl/
Definitions of grateful word
- adjective grateful warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. 1
- adjective grateful expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. 1
- adjective grateful pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing: a grateful breeze. 1
- noun grateful Feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful. 1
- adjective grateful thankful 1
- adjective grateful If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. 0
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Origin of grateful
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; obsolete grate pleasing (< Latin grātus) + -ful
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grateful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grateful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grateful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grateful
adj grateful
- thankful — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- beholden — If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
- indebted — committed or obligated to repay a monetary loan: He was indebted to his friend for a large sum.
- obliged — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
adjective grateful
- appreciative — An appreciative reaction or comment shows the enjoyment that you are getting from something.
- glad — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
Antonyms for grateful
adj grateful
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- ungrateful — unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred: ungrateful heirs.
- abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.
- thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
adjective grateful
- unwelcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
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