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1 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni
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gratefulness — noun see grateful … New Collegiate Dictionary
gratefulness — noun The state of being grateful Syn: gratitude, thankfulness Ant: ungratefulness, ingratitude, unthankfulness … Wiktionary
gratefulness — noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude • Syn: ↑thankfulness, ↑appreciativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑appreciative (for: ↑appreciativeness), ↑thankful (fo … Useful english dictionary
gratefulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A being grateful: appreciation, gratitude, thankfulness, thanks. See GRATEFUL … English dictionary for students
grate — 1 noun (C) the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a fireplace 2 verb 1 (T) to rub cheese, fruit etc against a rough or sharp surface in order to break them into small pieces: grated carrot 2 (I) to make an unpleasant sound… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grateful — adjective Etymology: obsolete grate pleasing, thankful, from Latin gratus more at grace Date: 1552 1. a. appreciative of benefits received b. expressing gratitude < grateful thanks > 2. a. affording pleasure or contentment ; pleasi … New Collegiate Dictionary
grateful — adjective 1》 feeling or showing gratitude. 2》 archaic received with gratitude. Derivatives gratefully adverb gratefulness noun Origin C16: from obs. grate pleasing, thankful (from L. gratus) + ful … English new terms dictionary
grateful — /ˈgreɪtfəl / (say graytfuhl) adjective 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your kindness. 2. actuated by or expressing gratitude: *in acting thus, I am but performing a small part… …
appreciativeness — noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude • Syn: ↑gratefulness, ↑thankfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑appreciative, ↑thankful (for: ↑thankfulness), ↑grateful … Useful english dictionary
thankfulness — noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gratefulness, ↑appreciativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑appreciative (for: ↑appreciativeness), ↑thankful, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thankfulness — noun The state of being thankful. All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have. Syn: appreciation, gratefulness, gratitude … Wiktionary