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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grateful \Grate"ful\, adjective [Grate, adjective + full; cf. F. gr['e] thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. See {Grate}, adjective]
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"ful*ly}, adverb -- {Grate"ful*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
grateful
adjective
1: feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" [syn: {thankful}] [ant: {ungrateful}]
2: affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "grateful": acceptable, acknowledging, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, appreciative, beholden, blissful, cheerful, cognizant of, comforting, compatible, complaisant, congenial, consoling, cordial, crediting, delectable, delicious, delightful, desirable, dulcet, en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant, favorable, felicific, felicitous, fine, genial, good, goodly, gracious, gratified, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, indebted to, likable, mellifluous, mellow, much obliged, nice, obliged, pleasant, pleased, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, restoring, rewarding, satisfying, sensible, sweet, thankful, under obligation, welcome
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