Gratefulness

/ˈɡreɪtfəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being grateful; thankfulness and appreciation.

Etymology

From 'grateful' (from Old English 'grace') plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness.' The word combines the concept of grace with the abstraction of a feeling or state.

Kelly Says

The word 'gratefulness' is interesting because it adds '-ness' to 'grateful,' but we also say 'gratitude'—they mean almost the same thing but come from completely different sources: one from Germanic roots, one from Latin, showing English's dual heritage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አመሰግናለሁ (amesegna-leh-hu)
a-mes-e-g-na-le-hu
ARالعربية
امتنان (imtanan)
im-tan-an
BNবাংলা
অভিমান (obhiman)
ob-hi-man
CACatalà
agraïment
a-gra-ee-ment
CSČeština
vděčnost
v-de-ch-nost
DADansk
taknemmelighed
tak-nem-me-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Dankbarkeit
dants-bahk-kait
ELΕλληνικά
ευγνωμοσύνη (evgnosimosini)
ev-gno-mo-see-nee
ESEspañol
gratitud
grat-i-tood
FAفارسی
gratitude (مهربانی)
meh-ra-ba-nee
FISuomi
kiitollisuus
ki-to-li-loo-sus
FRFrançais
reconnaissance
re-kon-näs-sahnce
GUGU
આભાર (ābhār)
a-bhaar
HAHA
godiya
go-dee-ya
HEעברית
הודיה (hodiyya)
ho-dee-ya
HIहिन्दी
आभार (ābhār)
a-bhaar
HUMagyar
köszönet
kosh-o-net
IDBahasa Indonesia
rasa syukur
ra-sa syu-kur
IGIG
nkwa
n-kwa
ITItaliano
gratitudine
grat-tee-toodee-neh
JA日本語
感謝 (kansha)
kan-sha
KKKK
rahat
ra-hat
KMKM
សេចក្តីបាkN (sêchak-tî-bâkn)
se-chak-tee-ba-kn
KO한국어
감사 (gamsa)
gam-sa
MRMR
आभार (ābhār)
a-bhaar
MSBahasa Melayu
rasa syukur
ra-sa syu-kur
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး (kyee zu)
chee zu
NLNederlands
dankbaarheid
danks-bahk-heit
NONorsk
taknemlighet
tak-nem-li-gheit
PAPA
Shukriya ( Shukriya)
shoo-kri-ya
PLPolski
wdzięczność
vzh-cheh-n-nosch
PTPortuguês
gratidão
grat-see-ɐ̃
RORomână
recunoștință
re-ko-no-sh-tin-tsa
RUРусский
благодарность (blagodarnosť)
bla-go-dar-no-st
SVSvenska
tacksamhet
tack-sam-het
SWKiswahili
shukrani
shoo-kra-nee
TAதமிழ்
நன்றி (nanri)
nan-ree
TEతెలుగు
ధన్యవాదాలు (danyavādalū)
dan-ya-va-da-loo
THไทย
ความขอบคุณ (khwam khon-khup)
kwan khon-khup
TLTL
pasasalamat
pa-sa-sa-la-mat
TRTürkçe
minnettarlık
min-net-tar-lik
UKУкраїнська
дякуваність (dyakuvanist)
dyak-oo-va-no-st
URاردو
شکریہ (shukriya)
shoo-kri-ya
VITiếng Việt
lòng biết ơn (lòng biết ơn)
long biet on
YOYO
Ẹ kú àárọ̀
e-koo a-ar-o
ZH中文
感激 (gǎnjī)
gan-jee
ZUZU
uthando
oo-than-do

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