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gratitude

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grat·i·tude  (grt-td, -tyd)
n.
The state of being grateful; thankfulness.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably from Late Latin grtitd, from Latin grtus, pleasing; see gwer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

gratitude [ˈgrætɪˌtjuːd]
n
a feeling of thankfulness or appreciation, as for gifts or favours
[from Medieval Latin grātitūdō, from Latin grātus grateful]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gratitudegratitude - a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
appreciativeness, gratefulness, thankfulness - warm friendly feelings of gratitude
ingratitude, ungratefulness - a lack of gratitude

gratitude
noun thankfulness, thanks, recognition, obligation, appreciation, indebtedness, sense of obligation, gratefulness I wish to express my gratitude for everyone's kindness.
ingratitude, ungratefulness, unthankfulness
Translations
gratitude [ˈgrætɪtjuːd] Ngratitud f, agradecimiento m
he expressed his gratitude for Britain's supportexpresó su gratitud or agradecimiento por el apoyo de Gran Bretaña
he felt a sense of gratitude towards herse sentía agradecido hacia ella
there's or that's gratitude for you! (iro) → ¡así me/te lo agradecen!

gratitude [ˈgrætɪtjuːd] ngratitude f

gratitude
nDankbarkeit f(to gegenüber)

gratitude [ˈgrætɪtjuːd] ngratitudine f, riconoscenza
gratitude [ˈgrætɪtjuːd] ngratitudine f, riconoscenza

gratitude
n gratitude [ˈgrӕtitjuːd]
the state of feeling grateful I wish there was some way of showing my gratitude for all you have done for me. dankbaarheid شُكْر، إمتِنان благодарност vděčnost taknemlighed die Dankbarkeit ευγνωμοσύνη gratitud tänulikkus قدردانی kiitollisuus gratitude הַכָּרָת תּוֹדָה कृतज्ञता zahvalnost hála rasa terima kasih þakklæti gratitudine 感謝 감사하는 마음 dėkingumas pateicība rasa terima kasih dankbaarheid takknemlighet wdzięczność gratidão gra­titudine благодарность vďačnosť hvaležnost zahvalnost tacksamhet ความรู้สึกขอบคุณ minnettarlık, şükran 感激 вдячність; подяка تشکر lòng biết ơn


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Hence Quasimodo's gratitude was profound, passionate, boundless; and although the visage of his adopted father was often clouded or severe, although his speech was habitually curt, harsh, imperious, that gratitude never wavered for a single moment.
In one place the peasants presented him with bread and salt and an icon of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, asking permission, as a mark of their gratitude for the benefits he had conferred on them, to build a new chantry to the church at their own expense in honor of Peter and Paul, his patron saints.
You see, if it were not a palace, but a hen-house, I might creep into it to avoid getting wet, and yet I would not call the hen-house a palace out of gratitude to it for keeping me dry.
 
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