thankfulness

noun

as in gratitude
acknowledgment of having received something good from another expressed her thankfulness for helping her move by taking us all out for dinner

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Recent Examples of thankfulness For many Indigenous North American peoples, the Strawberry Moon is culturally significant as a time of love, abundance, and thankfulness for the harvest. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026 Something resembling thankfulness in the silence. — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 Johnson supports the idea that children should be held to the same standard of thankfulness that adults are. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025 Advertisement Living from a posture of thankfulness improves sleep, stabilizes emotions, sharpens memory, and can even add years to your life. — Dr. Daniel Amen, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 Surveys offer some insights, and experts have tips for thankfulness year round. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfulness
  1. gratitude
  2. appreciation
Noun
  • This assures the person who expresses gratitude that no imposition was involved.
    — Valerie Fridland, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • My white grandmother gave her baby the French name Maurice out of gratitude to the doctor and nuns who delivered him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of gratitude
Noun
  • Still, other voters expressed appreciation for the deluge of White House assistance.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Wednesday’s fan appreciation stuff was a swell gesture, as a start.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of appreciation

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“Thankfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfulness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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