gratefulness

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noun

The state of being grateful.

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Meanings

noungratefulness (countable and uncountable, plural gratefulnesses)

plural gratefulnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being grateful.

    Synonyms: gratitude, thankfulness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being grateful.

More synonyms by meaning

nounwarm friendly feelings of gratitude

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian благодарност, признателност
  • благодарност (blagodarnost)the state of being grateful
  • признателност (priznatelnost)the state of being grateful
Catalan agraïment
  • agraïmentthe state of being grateful
Dutch dankbaarheid
  • dankbaarheidthe state of being grateful
Finnish kiitollisuus
  • kiitollisuusthe state of being grateful
French reconnaissance
  • reconnaissancethe state of being grateful
German Dankbarkeit
  • Dankbarkeitthe state of being grateful
Hindi कृतज्ञता
  • कृतज्ञता (kŕtajñatā)the state of being grateful
Hungarian hála
  • hálathe state of being grateful
Indonesian kebersyukuran
  • kebersyukuranthe state of being grateful
Italian gratitudine
  • gratitudinethe state of being grateful
Latvian pateicība
  • pateicībathe state of being grateful
Norwegian takknemlighet
  • takknemlighetthe state of being grateful
Romanian gratitudine, recunoștință
  • gratitudinethe state of being grateful
  • recunoștințăthe state of being grateful
Spanish agradecimiento
  • agradecimientothe state of being grateful
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APA

gratefulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratefulness

MLA

“gratefulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratefulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gratefulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratefulness.

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