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# thankfulness

«thankfulness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the feeling of being grateful and glad for something good…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (thankfulness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Thankfulness is the feeling of being grateful and glad for something good that you have or that someone has done for you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In church and religious education, thankfulness to God is shown in prayers, grace before meals and harvest festival. In everyday life and wellbeing lessons, children may keep a thankfulness or gratitude journal. In stories, thankfulness shows a kind, humble character. Phrases: "a feeling of thankfulness", "with thankfulness", "thankfulness for".

### examples

- She felt deep thankfulness when her lost dog came home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x1)
- We wrote notes of thankfulness to the dinner ladies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x2)
- (church) Harvest festival is a time of thankfulness for food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x3)
- His heart was full of thankfulness for his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x4)
- Saying grace before meals shows thankfulness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x5)
- Thankfulness can make people feel happier. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x6)
- Accordingly he sent back his salam and expressions of thankfulness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: thankful; a similar noun is "gratitude", which is more common in formal writing. "Thankfulness" is a little softer and often used in church and in feelings. Opposite: ingratitude, ungratefulness.

### In the corpora

- [Feeling small under the night sky can lead to wonder and thankfulness rather than fear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/1-creation-god-the-maker/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thankfulness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thankfulness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.