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GRATEFUL
grateful, thankful
(adjective) feeling or showing gratitude; “a grateful heart”; “grateful for the tree’s shade”; “a thankful smile”
grateful
(adjective) affording comfort or pleasure; “the grateful warmth of the fire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grateful (comparative gratefuller or more grateful, superlative most grateful)
Appreciative; thankful.
(obsolete) Pleasing, welcome.
Synonyms
• thankful
• appreciative
Antonyms
• ungrateful
Source: Wiktionary
Grate"ful, a. Etym: [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gré thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a.]
1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart. A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays. Milton.
2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell. Pope.
Syn.
– Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; delightful; delicious.
– Grate"ful*ly, adv.
– Grate"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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