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Gratitude

noun/hˈæɾi/
Definition
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈæɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈatɪtjˌuːd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈatɪtjˌuːd/
3 syllables Say it as /hˈæɾi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
“he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dankbarkeit
ein Gefühl der Dankbarkeit und Wertschätzung
🇪🇸Spanish
gratitud
un sentimiento de agradecimiento y aprecio
🇮🇹Italian
gratitudine
un sentimento di gratitudine e apprezzamento
🇳🇱Dutch
dankbaarheid
een gevoel van dankbaarheid en waardering
🇵🇹Portuguese
gratidão
um sentimento de gratidão e apreço
🇷🇺Russian
благодарность
чувство благодарности и признательности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कृतज्ञता
कृतज्ञता और प्रशंसा की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
কৃতজ্ঞতা
কৃতজ্ঞতা এবং প্রশংসার অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
நன்றியுணர்வு
நன்றி மற்றும் பாராட்டு உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
కృతజ్ఞత
కృతజ్ఞత మరియు ప్రశంసల భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
कृतज्ञता
कृतज्ञता आणि कौतुकाची भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
કૃતજ્ઞતા
આભાર અને પ્રશંસાની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆ
ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നന്ദി
നന്ദിയുടെയും അഭിനന്ദനത്തിൻ്റെയും ഒരു വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੰਨਵਾਦ
ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شکر گزاری
شکر گزاری اور تعریف کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
感激
一种感恩和欣赏的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
感謝
感謝と感謝の気持ち
🇰🇷Korean
고마움
감사와 감사의 감정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lòng biết ơn
một cảm giác biết ơn và đánh giá cao
🇹🇭Thai
ความกตัญญู
ความรู้สึกขอบคุณและความชื่นชม
🇮🇩Indonesian
rasa syukur
perasaan bersyukur dan menghargai
🇵🇭Filipino
pasasalamat
isang pakiramdam ng pasasalamat at pagpapahalaga
🇲🇾Malay
kesyukuran
perasaan bersyukur dan menghargai
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اِمتِنان
الشعور بالشكر والتقدير
🇮🇷Persian
سپاسگزاری
احساس شکرگزاری و قدردانی
🇹🇷Turkish
minnettarlık
şükran ve takdir duygusu
🇮🇱Hebrew
תוֹדָה
תחושה של הכרת תודה והערכה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gratitude'?
The primary meaning of 'gratitude' is 'a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gratitude' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gratitude' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gratitude' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gratitude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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