gratefulness
part of speech
noun (gratefulness, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
Gratefulness is the feeling of being thankful and glad for something someone did for you or for good things in your life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and wellbeing lessons, gratefulness means noticing good things and saying thank you. Some families or classes keep a gratitude journal. In church, Christians give thanks to God in prayer as a sign of gratefulness. In stories, a character's gratefulness shows kindness and good manners.
examples
- She felt deep gratefulness to the firefighters who saved her cat. tree →
- Writing thank-you cards shows gratefulness. tree →
- Our class shared moments of gratefulness every Friday. tree →
- His gratefulness made the old lady smile. tree →
- Gratefulness can help you feel happier. tree →
- The family prayed with gratefulness before the meal. tree →
note
Uncountable. «Gratitude» means the same and is more common; gratefulness is correct but used less. Adjective: grateful (only one «l» at the end, not «greatful»).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gratefulness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.