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thanks

/ˈθæŋks/
[ˈθæŋks]
[ˈfæŋks] UK, nonstandard
[ˈðæŋks] nonstandard
[ˈθeɪ̯ŋks] ~ [ˈθɛ̃ŋks] Canada, US
[ˈðeɪ̯ŋks] ~ [ˈðɛ̃ŋks] Canada, US, nonstandard

Rhymes with -æŋks

Where it comes from

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

interjection t'anks · thanx · thx · tnx · 10x · fanks

Used to express appreciation or gratitude. Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.
Similar: beauty, cheers, chur, gracias, gramercy, h/t, hat tip, many thanks, shoutout, merci, mercy buckets, mercy bucket

noun thank · t'anks · thanx · thx · tnx · 10x

plural, plural normally An expression of appreciation or gratitude. After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?
plural, plural normally Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

noun t'anks · thanx · thx · tnx · 10x · fanks

obsolete, plural plural of thank

verb t'anks · thanx · thx · tnx · 10x · fanks

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of thank

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: acknowledgement, acknowledgements, acknowledges, acknowledgment, acknowledgments, aided, appreciate, appreciated, appreciates, appreciation, attributable, based, because, blessing, bolstered, bye

Translations

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intj used to express appreciation or gratitude

Español	gracias
한국어	고마워 gomawo, 고맙다 gomapda, 고마워요 gomawoyo, 고맙습니다 gomapseumnida
日本語	ありがとう arigatō, どうも dōmo, ありがとうございます arigatō gozaimasu
中文	謝謝 /谢谢 xièxie, 多謝 /多谢 duōxiè, 三Q sānkiù
हिन्दी	धन्यवाद dhanyavād, शुक्रिया śukriyā, थैंक्स tha͠iks, थैंक्यू tha͠ikyū
Kiswahili	asante, nashukuru
Português	obrigado, obrigada, valeu
Français	merci
Deutsch	danke
Italiano	grazie
Ελληνικά	ευχαριστώ efcharistó
Română	mulțumesc, mersi
Русский	спаси́бо spasíbo, благодарю́ blagodarjú
Tiếng Việt	cám ơn
العربية	شُكْرًا šukran
עברית	תּוֹדָה todá, חֵן חֵן khén khén

noun expression of gratitude

Español	gracias
日本語	謝辞 shaji
हिन्दी	धन्यवाद dhanyavād
Português	agradecimentos
Français	remerciements
Deutsch	Dank, Danksagung
Ελληνικά	ευχαριστώ efcharistó
Română	mulțumiri
Русский	благода́рность blagodárnostʹ
עברית	תּוֹדָה todá

noun grateful feelings

Español	agradecimiento
हिन्दी	कृतज्ञता kŕtajñatā
Português	gratidão, agradecimento
Français	remerciement
Deutsch	Dank
Italiano	ringraziamento
Ελληνικά	ευχαριστία efcharistía, ευγνωμοσύνη evgnomosýni
Русский	благода́рность blagodárnostʹ

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@misc{thanks_2026,
  title = {thanks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thanks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}