thankful
pronunciation
How to pronounce thankful in British English:
UK [ˈθæŋkfl]
How to pronounce thankful in American English:
US [ˈθæŋkfl]
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- Adjective:
- feeling or showing gratitude
Word Origin
- thankful (adj.)
- Old English þancful "satisfied, grateful," also "thoughtful, ingenious, clever;" see thank + -ful. Related: Thankfully; thankfulness. Thankfully in the sense "thankful to say" is attested by 1966, but deplored by purists (compare hopefully).
Synonym
Example
- 1. So , in no particular order , I 'm thankful that ......
- 2. Some celebrate the holiday by telling what they are most thankful for .
- 3. It may just have to be thankful for whatever mr ma cares to offer it .
- 4. Think about that when you 're picking out your free-range turkey , which hasabsolutely nothing to be thankful for on thanksgiving .
- 5. The type of thankful you don 't begin to appreciate until the home 's been rebuilt-or at least the foundation 's laid .