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Thanks vs Thankfulness - What's the difference?

thanks | thankfulness |

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)
  • Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    • Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
  • * ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
    • Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

    Derived terms

    * thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your help

    Noun

  • (obsolete) English plurals
  • (plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
    • After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  • Grateful feelings or thoughts.

    • Derived terms

    * thanks to

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thank)
    • English phrasebook

    thankfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being thankful.
  • * 1719-
    • All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or

    Synonyms

    *(state of being thankful) appreciation, gratefulness, gratitude