Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thankfulness

/θˈæŋkfəlnɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: thank-ful-ness
IPA: /θˈæŋkfəlnɛs/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being thankful.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All our Diſcontents about what we want, appeared to me, to ſpring from the want of Thankfulneſs for what we have."
"No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness."
"King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s. 6d. net. [...] There is cause for thankfulness that he had just completed this book before he died, for it is a worthy memorial."

Etymology

From thankful + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thankful

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

thankfulnesses (plural) thankefulnesse (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

appreciation gratefulness gratitude appreciativeness

Questions

How do you pronounce thankfulness?: The recorded pronunciation is /θˈæŋkfəlnɛs/.
What does thankfulness mean?: The state of being thankful.
Where does thankfulness come from?: From thankful + -ness.

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