grateful

Meanings

• adjective

  Showing appreciation for a kindness, favor, or gift.

  - "I am grateful for your help."
  - "The grateful patient thanked the doctor for his care."

• verb

  Feeling or expressing thanks or appreciation.

  - "He was grateful to have found a solution to the problem."
  - "She was grateful for the opportunity to speak."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

ungrateful

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Synonyms

appreciative , thankful

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grateful
table , stable , mable , cable

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Variants

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grateful , gratefuller , gratefullest , gratefully , gratefulness , gratefulnesses , grateful for small mercies , grateful/thankful for small mercies , thankful for small mercies

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'grat', meaning 'thankful'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'grateful' appears 23 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. The Grateful Dead's song 'Ripple' contains the lyric 'If my words did glow with the gold of sunset leaves, if my tongue could sing the blues as the nightingale sings the blues, oh, I'd love you more.'

3. The Grateful Dead's famous 'Steal Your Face' logo was inspired by a mask that Jerry Garcia wore during a performance.

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Related Concepts

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1. appreciation: A feeling of deep respect and admiration for someone or something.

2. thankfulness: A feeling of being thankful and expressing gratitude.

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Quotes

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1. The voice quacking at the other end of the line sounded surprised and "grateful"—a young man's eager voice, thankful for the sudden interruption on an otherwise empty afternoon.

   - Paul Theroux,{it}Granta{/it},Summer 1992

2. Sergeant James Smith was a company clerk, which meant that he carried his commander's maps, Edwards was "grateful" to learn.

   - Tom Clancy,{it}Red Storm Rising{/it},1986

3. I didn't have to be in love with the man to do this, and my poor body'd probably be "grateful" to get fed, since it'd been on such a starvation diet.

   - Terry McMillan,{it}Waiting to Exhale{/it},1992

4. I am "grateful" for the Latin I took and for the emphasis on English grammar, which seems to have faded from the curriculum.

   - John Updike,{it}Hugging the Shore{/it},(1983) 1984

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Culture

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In literature, 'grateful' is often used to express deep appreciation and thanks. For example, in Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities', the character Dr. Manette expresses his gratitude to Sydney Carton for sacrificing himself in his place. In music, the term 'grateful dead' refers to the loyal fan base of the band of the same name.

How to Memorize "grateful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person expressing gratitude with a smile on their face and a warm feeling in their heart.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grateful' with the feeling of warmth and appreciation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'grateful' starts with the same letters as 'great' and 'grace', which both convey positive feelings.

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