Thanks vs Thankfulness - What's the difference?
thanks | thankfulness |
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
* ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
(obsolete) English plurals
(plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
Grateful feelings or thoughts.
The state of being thankful.
* 1719-
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, passage=No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or
As nouns the difference between thanks and thankfulness
is that thanks is (obsolete) while thankfulness is the state of being thankful.As an interjection thanks
is used to express appreciation or gratitude.As a verb thanks
is (thank).thanks
English
Alternative forms
* thanx,Interjection
(en interjection)- Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
- Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!
Derived terms
* thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your helpNoun
- After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
Derived terms
* thanks tothankfulness
English
Noun
(-)- All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.