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thank⋅ful

  [thangk-fuhl]
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–adjective
feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE thancful. See thank, -ful

Related forms:
thank⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
thank⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
beholden, obliged. See grateful.
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thank·ful   (thāngk'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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Thankful

Thank"ful\, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.]

1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.]

Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. --Herbert.

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

Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. --Ps. c. 4. -- Thank"ful*ly, adv. -- Thank"ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : thankful
Spanish: agradecido; aliviado; feliz,
German: dankbar,
Japanese: ありがたい
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