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English Dictionary: grateful	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grateful adj feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" Synonym(s): grateful, thankful Antonym(s): thankless, ungrateful, unthankful affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gr[82] thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. See {Grate}, a.] 1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart. A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays. --Milton. 2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell. --Pope. Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"fully}, adv. -- {Grate"fulness}, n.