Definition
The quality or state of being grateful or showing gratitude.
Etymology
Formed from 'grat-' (relating to gratitude) with the suffix '-ility' (quality or state), though this is a rare or archaic formation in English. It appears occasionally in historical texts but has largely been replaced by 'gratitude.'
Kelly Says
This word is so obscure that most dictionaries don't include it—it's a 'ghost word' that exists in fragments of older texts, showing how English speakers once experimented with forming words but then abandoned them for clearer alternatives.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አመሰግናለሁ
a-mes-e-g-na-le-hu
BNবাংলা
অভিবাদ
obhi-ba-ad
CACatalà
gratitud
gra-ti-tud
CSČeština
vděčnost
v-de-c-nost'
DADansk
taknemmelighed
tak-nem-me-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Dankbarkeit
dankt-bar-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ευγνωμοσύνη
eu-gno-mo-si-ni
ESEspañol
gratilidad
gra-ti-li-dad
FISuomi
kiitollisuus
ki-i-to-li-lus
FRFrançais
gratilite
gra-ti-lite
HUMagyar
köszönet
kös-zön-et
IDBahasa Indonesia
terima kasih
te-ri-ma ka-sih
IGIG
nwere ọnụ
nwe-re o-nu
ITItaliano
gratitudine
gra-ti-too-dine
MSBahasa Melayu
terima kasih
te-ri-ma ka-sih
NLNederlands
dankbaarheid
danks-ba-ar-heid
NONorsk
taknemmelighet
tak-nem-me-li-ghet
PLPolski
wdzięczność
v-dzy-e-ch-no-st'
PTPortuguês
gratidão
gra-tíd-ao
RORomână
mulțumire
mul-tsu-mi-re
RUРусский
благодарность
bla-go-dar-no-st'
SVSvenska
tacksamhet
tack-sam-het
SWKiswahili
asante
a-san-te
TEతెలుగు
ధన్యవాదాలు
dhan-ya-va-da-alu
THไทย
ความขอบคุณ
kwan-khun-khup
TLTL
pasalamat
pa-sa-la-mat
TRTürkçe
minnettarlık
min-net-ta-r-lik
UKУкраїнська
дякуваність
dyaku-van-nist'
VITiếng Việt
biết ơn
biet-on
ZUZU
siyabonga
si-ya-bon-ga