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Thanksgiving¹
- /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
- /ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ/
Where it comes from
A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.
proper noun Thanksgivings
- Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It is at present impossible to determine when the General Court will adjourn, none of the great business having as yet been attended to, so as to be completed, but there seems to be a general determination to be at home at Thanksgiving. I hope it will be possible.
- The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
- An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival. Thus Sukkot became the Jewish Thanksgiving.
thanksgiving²
- /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
- /ˈθæŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/
- /ˌθeɪ̯ŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
- /ˈθɛ̃ŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From thanks + giving.
noun thanksgivings
- The expression of gratitude. Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence.
- A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
- A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour. Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grace, blessing, thanksgiving day, thanking, gratitude, thank, holiday, eve, dinner, acknowledgment, gratefulness, thankfulness, thanks, appreciation, recognition, indebtedness
Translations
Every language
name Thanksgiving Day
| Español | Día de Acción de Gracias |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 추수 감사절 chusu gamsajeol |
| 日本語 | 感謝祭 kanshasai |
| 中文 | 感恩節 /感恩节 Gǎn'ēnjié |
| हिन्दी | धन्यवाद dhanyavād, धन्यवाद दिन dhanyavād din |
| Português | Dia de Ação de Graças |
| Français | Action de grâce, Action de grâces, Thanksgiving |
| Deutsch | Thanksgiving, Erntedankfest, Erntedank |
| Italiano | giorno del ringraziamento, Ringraziamento |
| Русский | День благодаре́ния Denʹ blagodarénija |
| Tiếng Việt | lễ Tạ Ơn |
| العربية | عِيد اَلشُّكْر ʕīd aš-šukr |
| עברית | חַג הַהוֹדָיָה ḥag hahodayá |
noun expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
| Español | acción de gracias |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 感恩 gǎn'ēn |
| Français | remerciement |
| Deutsch | Danksagung |
| Русский | благодаре́ние blagodarénije |
| עברית | הֹודָיָה hodayá, תֹּודָה todá |
noun short prayer said at meals
| Español | acción de gracias |
|---|---|
| Français | grâces, bénédicité |
| Русский | благода́рственный моле́бен blagodárstvennyj molében, моле́бен molében, благода́рственная моли́тва blagodárstvennaja molítva |
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@misc{thanksgiving_2026,
title = {thanksgiving},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thanksgiving},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
