grateful
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grateful
- /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/ UK
- /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtfəl
Where it comes from
From grate (“(obsolete) serving to gratify, agreeable, pleasing; grateful, thankful”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of tending to have or thoroughly having a quality). Grate is a learned borrowing from Latin grātus (“agreeable, pleasing; beloved, dear; grateful, thankful”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to express approval, praise; to elevate”).
adjective gratefuller · more grateful · gratefullest · most grateful · gratefull
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Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
I’m grateful that you helped me out.
Similar: glad · Opposite: ingrateful, ungrateful, thankless
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Of a thing or (obsolete) person: pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable, pleasant, welcome.
[T]his is a guift / Very gratefull, I am ſure of it, to expreſſe / The like kindneſſe my ſelfe, that haue beene / More kindely beholding to you then any: […]
Opposite: ingrateful, ungrateful
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thankful, appreciative, glad, pleasant, appreciate, appreciated, fortunate, welcome, lucky, satisfying, recognized, satisfied, acknowledging, acknowledged, gratifying, pleased
Translations
Every language
adj of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation — see also appreciative, thankful
| Español | agradecido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감사하다 gamsahada, 고맙다 gomapda |
| 日本語 | 有難い arigatai, 感謝する kansha suru |
| 中文 | 感激 gǎnjī, 感謝 /感谢 gǎnxiè |
| हिन्दी | आभारी ābhārī, कृतज्ञ kŕtajña |
| Português | agradecido, grato |
| Français | reconnaissant |
| Deutsch | dankbar, erkenntlich |
| Italiano | grato |
| Ελληνικά | ευγνώμων evgnómon |
| Română | mulțumitor, recunoscător |
| Русский | благода́рный blagodárnyj, призна́тельный priznátelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | biết ơn |
| العربية | مُمْتَنّ mumtann, شَاكِر šākir, شَكُور šakūr |
| עברית | אסיר תודה asír todá |
Talk about this word "grateful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grateful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grateful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grateful "grateful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grateful.Cite this
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title = {grateful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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