grateful

English Online Dictionary. What means grateful‎? What does grateful mean?

English

Alternative forms

• gratefull (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin gratus (“pleasing, agreeable”) + -ful, morphologically grate +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪtfəl
• Hyphenation: grate‧ful

Adjective

grateful (comparative gratefuller or more grateful, superlative gratefullest or most grateful)

1. Appreciative; thankful.
2. (obsolete or archaic) Pleasing, welcome.

Synonyms

• thankful
• appreciative

Antonyms

• ungrateful

Derived terms

• gratefulness

Related terms

• gratitude

Translations

Further reading

• “grateful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “grateful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “grateful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.