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gratitude

/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
grat-i-tude
IPA
/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being grateful.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Medieval Latin gratitudōlbor. French gratitudebor. English gratitude From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin grātitūdō (“thankfulness”), from Latin grātus (“thankful”). Displaced Old English þancung.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gratitude, grātitūdō, grātus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/
  • British English: /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tjuːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gratitudes (plural)

Derived Forms

gratitudinal overgratitude

Frequently Paired Words

grace grateful gratification gratify

Synonyms

appreciation gratefulness thankfulness

Antonyms

ingratitude

Rhymes With

attitude latitude platitude

Questions

How do you pronounce gratitude?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/.
What does gratitude mean?
The state of being grateful.
Where does gratitude come from?
It is traced to French.

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