thankfulness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈθæŋkfəlnəs/ UK /ˈθæŋkfəlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of feeling or showing gratitude

A quiet thankfulness filled the room as the family shared their meal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of feeling or... gratitude gratefulness appreciation thanks recognition

Opposites

ingratitude ungratefulness

Word family

Related forms thankful thank thanks thankfully

Etymology

From thankful (from Old English thancful) + the suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thanc ('thought, gratitude').

thancful Old English thanc Old English

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# thankfulness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈθæŋkfəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθæŋkfəlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of feeling or showing gratitude

## Examples
- A quiet thankfulness filled the room as the family shared their meal.

## Synonyms
- gratitude
- gratefulness
- appreciation
- thanks
- recognition

## Antonyms
- ingratitude
- ungratefulness

## Related Forms
- thankful
- thank
- thanks
- thankfully

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thancful
- Root: thanc

## Etymology
From thankful (from Old English thancful) + the suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thanc ('thought, gratitude').

## AI Etymology
Thankfulness is from thankful (from Old English thancful) + the suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thanc ('thought, gratitude'). Important recorded forms include thancful (Old English) and thanc (Old English). Morphologically, the native -ness suffix turns an adjective or quality word into an abstract noun naming the state or condition. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of feeling or showing gratitude. The wider family includes related words such as thankful, thank, thanks, and thankfully.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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