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thankful
thank·ful T0142200 (thăngk′fəl)adj.1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.
thank′ful·ly adv.thank′ful·ness n.thankful (ˈθæŋkfʊl) adjgrateful and appreciative ˈthankfulness nthank•ful (ˈθæŋk fəl)
adj. feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation. [before 900] thank′ful•ly, adv. thank′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"grateful |
thankfuladjective grateful, pleased, relieved, obliged, in (someone's) debt, indebted, appreciative, beholden I'm just thankful that I've got a job.
ungrateful, thankless, unappreciativethankfuladjectiveShowing or feeling gratitude:appreciative, grateful.Translationsthank (θӕŋk) verb to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc. He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her. 謝謝，感謝 谢谢，感谢 ˈthankful adjective grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh. 感謝的，欣慰的 感谢的，欣慰的 ˈthankfully adverb 感激地 感激地ˈthankfulness noun 感謝 感谢ˈthankless adjective for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task. 吃力不討好的 出力不讨好的ˈthanklessly adverb 負義地、徒勞地 负义地，徒劳地 ˈthanklessness noun 不感謝、忘恩 徒劳thanks noun plural expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them. 感謝 感谢 interjection thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks. 感謝 感谢ˈthanksgiving noun the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving. 感恩(祈禱) 感恩（祈祷） Thanksˈgiving noun (also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. 感恩節 感恩节thanks to because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable. 幸虧，由於 幸亏，由于 thank you I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you. 謝謝(你) 谢谢（你） thankful
be thankful for small merciesTo appreciate small or minor benefits, advantages, or opportunities one is afforded, particularly in the midst of an otherwise difficult, frustrating, or unfortunate situation or circumstance. My car's air conditioning stopped working two hours into my cross-country road trip across America. The radio still works, though, so I guess I should be thankful for small mercies. Our son's accident left him without the use of his right eye; we're just thankful for small mercies that he still has the use of his left one.See also: mercy, small, thankfulbe grateful for small merciesTo appreciate small or minor benefits, advantages, or opportunities one is afforded, particularly in the midst of an otherwise difficult, frustrating, or unfortunate situation or circumstance. My car's air conditioning stopped working two hours into my cross-country road trip across America. The radio still works, though, so I guess I should be grateful for small mercies. Our son's accident left him without the use of his right eye; we're just grateful for small mercies that he still has the use of his left one.See also: grateful, mercy, smallbe thankful for small blessingsTo appreciate small or minor benefits, advantages, or opportunities that one is afforded, particularly in the midst of an otherwise difficult, frustrating, or unfortunate situation or circumstance. My car's air conditioning stopped working two hours into my cross-country road trip across America. The radio still works, though, so I guess I should be thankful for small blessings. Our son's accident left him without the use of his right eye. We're just thankful for small blessings that he still has the use of his left one.See also: blessing, small, thankfulbe thankful for small favorsTo appreciate small or minor benefits, advantages, or opportunities that one is afforded, particularly in the midst of an otherwise difficult, frustrating, or unfortunate situation or circumstance. My car's air conditioning stopped working two hours into my cross-country road trip across America. The radio still works, though, so I guess I should be thankful for small favors. Our son's accident left him without the use of his right eye. We're just thankful for small favors that he still has the use of his left one.See also: favor, small, thankful*thankful for small blessingsgrateful for any small benefits or advantages one has, especially in a generally difficult situation. (Typically: be ~; become ~.) We have very little money, but we must be thankful for small blessings. At least we have enough food. Bob was badly injured in the accident, but at least he's still alive. Let's be thankful for small blessings.See also: blessing, small, thankfulbe grateful for small mercies or be thankful for small mercies COMMON If you are grateful for small mercies or are thankful for small mercies in a generally bad situation, you are glad about any aspects of it that are good. He is still receiving some money — the modest sum earmarked for young athletes — and is grateful for small mercies. In these difficult times, one can only be thankful for small mercies — that borrowing costs are relatively low. Note: People sometimes say thank heavens for small mercies or thank God for small mercies to show that they are glad about any good aspects of a generally bad situation. She is now serving a 12-month prison sentence and the baby is with her parents. Thank heavens for small mercies.See also: grateful, mercy, smallbe thankful (or grateful) for small mercies be relieved that an unpleasant situation is alleviated by minor advantages.See also: mercy, small, thankfulbe grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies be happy that a bad situation is not even worse: The thieves took the TV and stereo but didn’t take any jewellery, so let’s be thankful for small mercies.See also: grateful, mercy, small, thankfulthankful
Synonyms for thankfuladj gratefulSynonyms- grateful
- pleased
- relieved
- obliged
- in (someone's) debt
- indebted
- appreciative
- beholden
Antonyms- ungrateful
- thankless
- unappreciative
Synonyms for thankfuladj showing or feeling gratitudeSynonymsSynonyms for thankfuladj feeling or showing gratitudeSynonyms |