thankful

Speech parts

1. thankful - Adjective

2. Thankful - Proper noun

Meaning

Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grateful appreciative blithe thanks lucky chargeable content happy satisfied welcome pleased relieved delighted gratitude fortunate
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Antonyms

thankless unthankful down blue angry unhappy
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Phrases with the word

be thankful be thankful for small mercies extremely thankful be thankful for in a thankful way greatly thankful

Examples

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. Dante Gabriel Rossetti

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. Izaak Walton

What is it to be a gentleman? Firstly it is to be thankful and secondly to complain. Serbian Proverb

If you're not thankful then you're a wizard. African Proverb

A thankless man never does a thankful deed. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

thankefulnesse thanker Thankerton thankful for small mercies thankful tribute thankfully