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thankful¹

  • /ˈθæŋkfəl/
  • [ˈθæŋkfəl] ~ [ˈθæŋkfl̩]
  • /ˈðæŋkfəl/
  • [ˈðæŋkfəl] ~ [ˈðæŋkfl̩]
  • /ˈθeɪ̯ŋkfəl/ Canada, US
  • [ˈθeɪ̯ŋkfəl] ~ [ˈθeɪ̯ŋkfl̩] Canada, US
  • /ˈθɛ̃ŋkfəl/ Canada, US
  • [ˈθɛ̃ŋkfəl] ~ [ˈθɛ̃ŋkfl̩] Canada, US
  • /ˈðeɪ̯ŋkfəl/ Canada, US
  • [ˈðeɪ̯ŋkfəl] ~ [ˈðeɪ̯ŋkfl̩] Canada, US
  • /ˈðɛ̃ŋkfəl/ Canada, US
  • [ˈðɛ̃ŋkfəl] ~ [ˈðɛ̃ŋkfl̩] Canada, US

Where it comes from

From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

adjective more thankful · most thankful · thankefull

  1. Showing appreciation or gratitude. I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?
  2. obsolete Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

Similar: grateful, appreciative · Opposite: thankless, unthankful

Thankful²

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: grateful, appreciative, glad, appreciated, acknowledging, gratifying, pleased, happy, recognition, obliged, delighted, indebted, commends, gratified, recognising, recognizing

adjective

Similar: grateful, appreciative · Opposite: thankless, unthankful

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adj showing thanks

Españolagradecido
한국어고맙다 gomapda, 감사하다 gamsahada
日本語感謝する kansha suru, 有難い arigatai
中文感謝 /感谢 gǎnxiè, 感激 gǎnjī
हिन्दीकृतज्ञ kŕtajña, आभारी ābhārī
Portuguêsgrato, agradecido
Françaisreconnaissant
Deutschdankbar
Italianoriconoscente, grato
Ελληνικάευγνώμων evgnómon
Românărecunoscător, mulțumitor
Русскийблагода́рный blagodárnyj, призна́тельный priznátelʹnyj
Tiếng Việtbiết ơn
العربيةشَاكِر šākir, شَكُور šakūr
עבריתאסיר תודה asír todá

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@misc{thankful_2026,
  title = {thankful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thankful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}