thankful

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈθæŋkfl̩/ See IPA manual

adj name Freq #6593

Meanings

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Feeling or showing gratitude; glad about something.

I'm thankful that you helped me out today.

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1 adj · feeling or showing... grateful

More appreciative

Opposites

thanklessunthankful

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Forms unthankful

Derived forms thankfully thankfulness

Etymology

From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

thankful Middle English þancful Old English

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# thankful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, name
**IPA (US):** ˈθæŋkfl̩
**Frequency rank:** 6593

## Meanings
1. Feeling or showing gratitude; glad about something.

## Examples
- I'm thankful that you helped me out today.

## Synonyms
- appreciative
- grateful

## Antonyms
- thankless
- unthankful

## Derived Forms
- thankfully
- thankfulness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thankful
- Root: þancful

## Etymology
From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

## AI Etymology
Thankful is from Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”). In present-day use, it means feeling or showing gratitude; glad about something. Derived formations include thankfully, thankfulness.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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