Antonyms for gratefulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : greyt-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgreɪt fəl


Definition of gratefulness

Origin :
  • 1550s, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" (see grace). "A most unusual formation" [Weekley]. Hard to think of another case where English uses -ful to make an adjective from an adjective. Related: Gratefully; gratefulness.
  • noun appreciation
Example sentences :
  • And now the sense of gratefulness cannot longer be repressed.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • He has the ways of our dog-friends, their patience and fidelity, their gratefulness for pats.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • I will ever have a lively feeling of gratefulness for your devotion.
  • Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
  • Handel was engaged there with gratefulness by promising “some better music.”
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Romain Rolland
  • He looked into his heart; there was no animosity; there was nothing at all but a sense of gratefulness.
  • Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
  • Yet Helen, with all her warmth and gratefulness, had to laugh at her sister.
  • Extract from : « The Man of the Forest » by Zane Grey
  • He felt again the elation of his appointment, the gratefulness of appreciation.
  • Extract from : « Mortmain » by Arthur Cheny Train
  • Then there is the other peace, it is the peace of gratefulness: “Be ye thankful.”
  • Extract from : « Sermons Preached at Brighton » by Frederick W. Robertson
  • It's full of joy and gratefulness and everything that is sweet.
  • Extract from : « Jason » by Justus Miles Forman
  • Her relief was a release; it was so strange that it was gratefulness.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Canyon » by Zane Grey

Synonyms for gratefulness

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