noun
gratitude
GRA-tih-tyood
noun
1
A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.
"She expressed her gratitude to everyone who had helped during the crisis."
"Keeping a gratitude journal can improve your mood."
How to Use Gratitude
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe feeling of being thankful for something.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
express gratitude
a sense of gratitude
gratitude for
Word Forms
gratitudes plural
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Etymology
From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō ("thankfulness"), from Latin grātus ("thankful").