Definitions for thankful
ˈθæŋk fəlthank·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. grateful, thankfuladjective

   feeling or showing gratitude

   "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 5 votes

1. thankfuladjective

   Showing appreciation or gratitude.

   I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?

2. thankfuladjective

   Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thankfuladjective

   Full of gratitude; ready to acknowledge good received.

   Etymology: ðancful , Saxon.

   Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psal. c. 4.

   In favour, to use men with much difference is good; for it maketh the persons preferred more thankful, and the rest more officious. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Live, thou great encourager of arts;
   Live ever in our thankful hearts. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thankful

   Thankful refers to the feeling or expression of gratitude or appreciation, often towards someone who has done something beneficial or kind. It is a positive emotion recognizing the good things, favors, or help received.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Thankfuladjective

   obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy

2. Thankfuladjective

   impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Thankful

   Thankful is the debut album by American singer Kelly Clarkson, released in the United States by RCA on April 15, 2003. "Miss Independent" was its first single, followed by "Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is". Initially scheduled for a November 2002 release, the album debuted at number one on the American Billboard 200 selling 297,000 copies. "Miss Independent" went on to be a Top 10 hit in the US. The album went on to be certified double platinum, with almost 3 million copies shipped. Thankful included three cover tracks, " A Natural Woman" originally by Aretha Franklin, "Some Kind of Miracle" originally sung by Puff Johnson and "Just Missed the Train" by Danielle Brisebois. "Just Missed the Train" was previously covered by Carly Smithson, who worked on much of her album with Brisebois. Thankful had sold 2,745,000 copies in the U.S. In Canada Thankful was certified platinum for 100,000 copies shipped. The album has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide according to Nielsen Soundcheck worldwide scans.

How to pronounce thankful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thankful in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thankful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of thankful in a Sentence

1. Deidre Smith:

   They were all taken to the hospital for normal protocol procedures and medical evaluation, our number priority is to make sure everyone was safe and OK after the accident. We are extremely grateful and thankful that these service members are not injured.

2. Jeff Rosen:

   The victim has struggled her whole life with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient, if we are not fighting for her, then who are we fighting for ? It has been a long road for this remarkable woman and we are thankful to the jury for providing her some closure and, for our community, justice after an unconscionable and violent crime.

3. Tom Wolf:

   I'm thankful to @POTUS, @SenBobCasey, Democrats in the Congressional delegation who fought for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these are life-changing investments in building and repairing our nation’s infrastructure.

4. Emily Jackson:

   Things happen. It’s a wedding day, something is bound to go not as planned. And so, the group got a big old laugh out of it and we were really thankful that nobody got hurt, there wasn’t any damage. And then we just kind of moved on with celebrating.

5. Connie Whitman:

   I’m just very, very thankful for everything. we’re very grateful to Jack, we’re very grateful to God.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thankful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thankful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thankful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankful
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=thankful