Dictionary

gratitude en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɡɹa.tɪ.tʃʉwd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈɡɾa.tɪ.t͡ʃʉd/ (Scotland)
• /ˈɡɻa.tɪ.tjʉd/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ (General-American)
• [ˈɡɹʷæɾɪtʰud] (Canada)
• [-tʰjud] (Canada)
• /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ (Canada)
• /-tjud/ (Canada)
• /ˈɡɹæ.tə.tʃʉːd/ (Australia)
• /ˈɡɾa.tɪ.tɪʊd/ (Wales)
• /ˈɡɹɛ.tə.tʃʉːd/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈɡɾa.tɪ.tjʉd/ (Scotland)
• /ˈɡɻa.tɪ.t͡ʃʉd/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /-tə-/ (Canada)
• [ˈɡɹʷæɾɪtʰud] (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /-tə-/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Medieval Latin gratitudōlbor. French gratitudebor. English gratitude From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō (“thankfulness”), from Latin grātus (“thankful”). Displaced Old English þancung.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being grateful.
   • She showed deep gratitude for the support she received.
   • She felt overwhelming gratitude towards her parents.
   • He bowed his head in gratitude to the donors.
   • Our deep gratitude is due to all those who have helped over the last few months.
   • Words cannot express my gratitude for your kindness.

Forms

Antonyms

ingratitude

Deriveds

overgratitude · gratitudinal

Relateds

gratify · grace · grateful · gratification

Synonyms

appreciation · thankfulness · gratefulness

Translations (120)

pt gratidão (state of being grateful) · he תּוֹדָה (state of being grateful) · bn শোকর (state of being grateful) · ky алкыш (state of being grateful) · ar اِمْتِنَان (state of being grateful) · ja 感謝 (state of being grateful) · ml കൃതജ്ഞത (state of being grateful) · uz minnatdorlik (state of being grateful) · hi कृतज्ञता (state of being grateful) · es gratitud (state of being grateful) · ru призна́тельность (state of being grateful) · bg призна́тельност (state of being grateful) · km កតញ្ញុតា (state of being grateful) · mk благодарност (state of being grateful) · az minnətdarlıq (state of being grateful) · kk алғыс (state of being grateful) · ms syukur (state of being grateful) · sh захвалност (state of being grateful) · mi ngākau reka (state of being grateful) · tr minnet (state of being grateful) · tg имтинон (state of being grateful) · ur شکرانہ (state of being grateful) · cmn 感恩 (state of being grateful) · te కృతజ్ఞత (state of being grateful) · ms bersyukur (state of being grateful) · th กตเวทิตา (state of being grateful) · uk вдя́чність (state of being grateful) · ug مىننەتدارلىق (state of being grateful) · fa تشکر (state of being grateful) · my ကတညုတ (state of being grateful) · sw ushukuru (state of being grateful) · hy երախտագիտություն (state of being grateful) · nn takksemd (state of being grateful) · ca gratitud (state of being grateful) · fa سپاسگزاری (state of being grateful) · uz minnatdorchilik (state of being grateful) · oc gratitud (state of being grateful) · hi आभार (state of being grateful) · ang þancung (state of being grateful) · es conoscencia (state of being grateful) · am ምስጋና (state of being grateful) · kk ризалық (state of being grateful) · bg благода́рност (state of being grateful) · fi kiitollisuus (state of being grateful) · shn ၵျေးၸူး (state of being grateful) · tr şükran (state of being grateful) · mn талархал (state of being grateful) · lv pateicība (state of being grateful) · eo dankemo (state of being grateful) · grc εὐχαριστία (state of being grateful) · cs vděk (state of being grateful) · hu hála (state of being grateful) · fa شنوهر (state of being grateful) · ro recunoștință (state of being grateful) · cmn 謝意 /谢意 (state of being grateful) · be падзя́ка (state of being grateful) · be удзя́чнасць (state of being grateful) · kk ризашылық (state of being grateful) · gd buidheachas (state of being grateful) · nn takknemlegheit (state of being grateful) · tk minnetdarlyk (state of being grateful) · sk vďačnosť (state of being grateful) · th ความกตัญญู (state of being grateful) · de Dankbarkeit (state of being grateful) · fo takksemi (state of being grateful) · sah махтал (state of being grateful) · kac chyeju (state of being grateful) · so abal (state of being grateful) · vi lòng biết ơn (state of being grateful) · az təşəkkür (state of being grateful) · it gratitudine (state of being grateful) · es agradecimiento (state of being grateful) · my ကျေးဇူး (state of being grateful) · it riconoscenza (state of being grateful) · tg сипосгузорӣ (state of being grateful) · sh blagodarnost (state of being grateful) · gl gratitude (state of being grateful) · ml നന്ദി (state of being grateful) · ar تَشَكُّر (state of being grateful) · ru благода́рность (state of being grateful) · ka მადლიერება (state of being grateful) · io gratitudo (state of being grateful) · nl dankbaarheid (state of being grateful) · fa امتنان (state of being grateful) · shn ၵေးၸူး (state of being grateful) · sv tacksamhet (state of being grateful) · csb wdzãcznosc (state of being grateful) · ar شُكْر (state of being grateful) · cs vděčnost (state of being grateful) · fa قدردانی (state of being grateful) · sh zahvalnost (state of being grateful) · ro gratitudine (state of being grateful) · yi דאַנקבאַרקייט (state of being grateful) · ko 감사 (state of being grateful) · uz tashakkur (state of being grateful) · sl hvaležnost (state of being grateful) · sq mirënjohje (state of being grateful) · he הוֹדָיָה (state of being grateful) · ga buíochas (state of being grateful) · is þakklæti (state of being grateful) · el ευγνωμοσύνη (state of being grateful) · ta நன்றி (state of being grateful) · az minnət (state of being grateful) · ota شكر (state of being grateful) · nb takknemlighet (state of being grateful) · tg ташаккур (state of being grateful) · da taknemmelighed (state of being grateful) · pl wdzięczność (state of being grateful) · ky ыракмат (state of being grateful) · et tänulikkus (state of being grateful) · kk рақмет (state of being grateful) · lt dėkingumas (state of being grateful) · tr şükür (state of being grateful) · ur تشکر (state of being grateful) · la grātitūdō (state of being grateful) · ur شکر (state of being grateful) · sh благодарност (state of being grateful) · fr gratitude (state of being grateful) · tg миннатдорӣ (state of being grateful) · tr teşekkür (state of being grateful)