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grati·tude (grat′i to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

a feeling of thankful appreciation for favors or benefits received; thankfulness

Etymology: Fr < ML gratitudo < L gratus, pleasing: see grace

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gratitude Synonyms

gratitude

n.

thankfulness, appreciation, gratefulness, acknowledgment, response, sense of obligation, sense of indebtedness, feeling of obligation, responsiveness, thanks, praise, guerdon, requital, recognition, honor, thanksgiving, grace.

Antonyms ingratitude, indifference*, thanklessness.


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gratitude Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • express: They express gratitude for what Adrian meant to them.

Preposition: for

  • gift: Praise of the divine is a natural act of gratitude for the gifts poured down from above.

Adjective modifier

  • undying: Please use the form below to donate - whatever amount you choose, please know that you have our undying gratitude for your donation!

Preposition: in

  • way: Full details of our Harvest celebrations and how we can show our gratitude in a practical way are to be found elsewhere in LIFE.
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gratitude quotes

I don't feel any vulgar gratitude to you. I almost feel as if you ought to be grateful to me, for giving you the opportunity of enjoying the luxury of generosity† For anything I can tell, I may have come into the world expressly for the purpose of increasing your stock of happiness.

-Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

There are minds so impatient of inferiority, that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present: fear, avarice, lust and ambition look ahead.

-Lewis, C(live) S(taples)

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