GRATITUDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gratitude mean? • GRATITUDE (noun)
The noun GRATITUDE has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
Familiarity information: GRATITUDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GRATITUDE (noun)
Meaning:
A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Context example:
he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help
Hypernyms ("gratitude" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gratitude"):
appreciativeness; gratefulness; thankfulness (warm friendly feelings of gratitude)
Antonym:
ingratitude (a lack of gratitude)
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