Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Gratitude; thankfulness.
- noun The state or quality of being grateful, agreeable, or pleasing.
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- noun The state of being
grateful
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- noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude
Etymologies
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Examples
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To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.
A real American : I received this in an e-mail, tell me what you think. 2009
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And hence a kind of gratefulness for this welling up in her.
An American Tragedy 2004
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Yeah, it was still a few days before I learned that it is called "gratefulness" not "greatness".
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In living-related cases, the "gratefulness" level is likely to be higher as the donation is often seen as an act of love.
Mr Wang Says So 2008
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They deserve all the kind of gratefulness and the Iraqi people are grateful and they will remember forever what these soldiers did for Iraq to get rid of the miserable dictatorship of Sadaam regime. "
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And other societies (such as the Native Americans) ate and used animals but with a reverence and gratefulness for the lives that they were taking.
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In gratefulness, everything that supports life grows.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Gratitude and Beauty Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 2011
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In gratefulness, everything that supports life grows.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Gratitude and Beauty Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 2011
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As she victoriously puts my phone down, I feel a potent mix of relief and gratefulness well up in my chest.
Aisling Carroll: Why My BFFs Are My Chore Whores Aisling Carroll 2011
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As she victoriously puts my phone down, I feel a potent mix of relief and gratefulness well up in my chest.
Aisling Carroll: Why My BFFs Are My Chore Whores Aisling Carroll 2011
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