thankful

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English

Etymology

From thank +‎ -ful.

Adjective

thankful (comparative more thankful, superlative most thankful)

1. Showing appreciation or gratitude.

   I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?

2. (obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

Synonyms

• grateful
• appreciative

Antonyms

• thankless

Derived terms

• thankfully
• thankfulness

Translations

showing thanks

• Albanian: mirënjohës (sq)
• Arabic: شاكر (ar) (šākir), شكور (ar) (šakūr)
• Azeri: minnətdar (az)
• Belarusian: ўдзячны (be) (ŭdzjáčny)
• Bulgarian: благодарен (bg) (blagodáren), признателен (bg) (priznátelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感謝 (cmn), 感谢 (cmn) (gǎnxiè), 感激 (cmn) (gǎnjī)

• Czech: vděčný (cs)
• Finnish: kiitollinen (fi)
• French: reconnaissant (fr) m
• German: dankbar (de)

• Greek: ευγνώμων (el) (evgnómon) m and f
• Japanese: 有難い (ja) (ありがたい, arigatai)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: مه‌منون (ku)

• Persian: سپاسگزار (fa) (sepâsgozâr)
• Polish: wdzięczny (pl)
• Romansch: savair grà (a) (rm) (to be grateful, thankful)
• Russian: благодарный (ru) (blagodárnyj), признательный (ru) (priznátel'nyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: taingeil (gd)
• Spanish: agradecido (es)
• Ukrainian: вдячний (uk) (vdjáčnyj)
• Welsh: diolchgar (cy)