Definition of Gratefulness

1. Noun. Warm friendly feelings of gratitude.

Exact synonyms: Appreciativeness, Thankfulness
Generic synonyms: Gratitude
Derivative terms: Appreciative, Grateful, Thankful

Definition of Gratefulness

1. Noun. The state of being grateful ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gratefulness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gratefulness

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grated
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gratefull
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graters
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graticulate
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graticules
gratification
gratifications

Literary usage of Gratefulness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sacred Classics: Or, Cabinet Library of Divinity by Henry Stebbing, Richard Cattermole (1835)
"Gratefulness. ' THOU that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, a grateful heart. See how thy beggar works on thee By art. ..."

2. Dictionary of Anecdote, Incident, Illustrative Fact: Selected and Arranged by Walter Baxendale (1888)
"... and common Christianity—who can measure the power or the gratefulness of it .... gratefulness ..."

3. Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet: Containing Details by Louis Constant Wairy Constant, Louis Constant Wairy, Percy Pinkerton (1896)
"... thousand francs—Marchand, through me, enters the Emperor's service—His gratefulness. ... gratefulness."

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