Word Study
thankful
CIDE DICTIONARY
thankful, a. [AS. þancfull.].
- Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [1913 Webster]"Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass
That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well
That washes what it shows." [1913 Webster] - Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful. [1913 Webster]"Be thankful unto him, and bless his name." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thankful, adj.
1 grateful, pleased.
2 (of words or acts) expressive of thanks.
1 grateful, pleased.
2 (of words or acts) expressive of thanks.
Derivative
thankfulness n.
Etymology
OE thancful (as THANK, -FUL)
ROGET THESAURUS
thankful
Gratitude
N gratitude, thankfulness, feeling of obligation, sense of obligation, acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, giving thanks, thankful good will, thanks, praise, benediction, paean, Te Deum, grace, grace before meat, grace after meat, grace before meals, grace after meals, thank offering, requital, grateful, thankful, obliged, beholden, indebted to, under obligation, Int, thanks!, many thanks!, gramercy!, much obliged!, thank you!, thank you very much!, thanks a lot!, thanks a heap, thanks loads, thank Heaven!, Heaven be praised!, Gott sei Dank!.For further exploring for "thankful" in Webster Dictionary Online