gratitude

From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō (“thankfulness”), from Latin grātus (“thankful”). Displaced native Old English þancung.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹætɪt(j)ud/

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gratitude (countable and uncountable, plural gratitudes)

1. The state of being grateful.

   Synonyms: appreciation, gratefulness, thankfulness

   Antonym: ingratitude

   She showed deep gratitude for the support she received.

   He bowed his head in gratitude to the donors.

   Words cannot express my gratitude for your kindness.

   She felt overwhelming gratitude towards her parents.

• “gratitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “gratitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “gratitude”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

From Late Latin gratitudō.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.ti.tyd/

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• Homophone: gratitudes
• Hyphenation: gra‧ti‧tude

gratitude f (plural gratitudes)

1. gratitude

   Synonym: reconnaissance

   Antonym: ingratitude

• “gratitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012