# grateful

Pronunciation: say "GRAYT-fuhl" US /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, UK /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation for a kindness or benefit received; thankful.
   - Simple: Feeling or showing thanks for something good that someone did for you.
   - _We are deeply grateful to everyone who donated supplies after the flood._
   - _He wrote a grateful letter to the surgeons who saved his daughter's life._

## Adjective

2. Of a thing, pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Pleasant and welcome to the senses or the mind.
   - _The grateful shade of the old oak offered relief from the noon heat._
   - _After hours on the frozen road, the fire's warmth was grateful beyond words._

## Origin

Formed from the now-obsolete adjective 'grate' (meaning agreeable, pleasing, or thankful) plus the suffix '-ful'. 'Grate' was borrowed from Latin 'grātus' (agreeable, pleasing, beloved, thankful), which ultimately goes back to the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerH- (to express approval or praise).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grateful (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).