thankful

== English == === Alternative forms === thankefull (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank +‎ -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθæŋkfl̩/, (sometimes) /ðæŋkfl̩/ Hyphenation: thank‧ful === Adjective === thankful (comparative more thankful, superlative most thankful) Showing appreciation or gratitude. (obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. ==== Synonyms ==== grateful appreciative ==== Antonyms ==== thankless unthankful ==== Derived terms ==== be thankful for small mercies thankfully thankfulness ==== Translations ====