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• grate´ful|ness — grate|ful «GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. feeling kindly because of a favor received; wanting to do a favor in return; thankful: »I am grateful for your help. 2. pleasing; welcome: »A breeze is grateful on a hot day, a fire on a cold one. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• grate´ful|ly — grate|ful «GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. feeling kindly because of a favor received; wanting to do a favor in return; thankful: »I am grateful for your help. 2. pleasing; welcome: »A breeze is grateful on a hot day, a fire on a cold one. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• grate|ful — «GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. feeling kindly because of a favor received; wanting to do a favor in return; thankful: »I am grateful for your help. 2. pleasing; welcome: »A breeze is grateful on a hot day, a fire on a cold one. ╂[< obsolete grate …   Useful english dictionary

• un|grate´ful|ly — un|grate|ful «uhn GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. not grateful; not thankful: »an ungrateful person. 2. displaying lack of gratitude: »an ungrateful silence. 3. unpleasant; disagreeable; distasteful: »an ungrateful task …   Useful english dictionary

• un|grate|ful — «uhn GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. not grateful; not thankful: »an ungrateful person. 2. displaying lack of gratitude: »an ungrateful silence. 3. unpleasant; disagreeable; distasteful: »an ungrateful task …   Useful english dictionary

• un|grate´ful|ness — un|grate|ful «uhn GRAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. not grateful; not thankful: »an ungrateful person. 2. displaying lack of gratitude: »an ungrateful silence. 3. unpleasant; disagreeable; distasteful: »an ungrateful task …   Useful english dictionary

• grate — chaul·moo·grate; con·fla·grate; def·la·grate; den·i·grate; em·i·grate; grate·ful; grate·ful·ly; grate·ful·ness; grate·less; grate; im·mi·grate; mi·grate; trans·mi·grate; in·grate; in·te·grate; re·din·te·grate; re·grate; in·grate·ly; …   English syllables

• grateful — grate•ful [[t]ˈgreɪt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: grateful for your help[/ex] 2) expressing gratitude: a grateful letter[/ex] 3) pleasing to the mind or senses: a grateful breeze[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

• grateful — grate|ful [ greıtfəl ] adjective ** feeling that you want to thank someone because they have given you something or done something for you: Thanks for coming with me. I m really grateful. grateful for: I m very grateful for all your help with the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grateful — grate|ful W3 [ˈgreıtfəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grate pleasing, thankful (16 17 centuries), from Latin gratus] 1.) feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feeling ≠ ↑ungrateful… …   Dictionary of contemporary English