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Thankyou vs Welcome - What's the difference?

thankyou | welcome |

As nouns the difference between thankyou and welcome

is that thankyou is while welcome is the act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "welcome!"; reception.

As interjections the difference between thankyou and welcome

is that thankyou is while welcome is .

As a verb welcome is

to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "welcome!".

As an adjective welcome is

whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

thankyou

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • welcome

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Verb

    (welcom)
  • To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
  • To accept something willingly or gladly.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
  • :
  • *(William Cowper) (1731-1800)
  • *:When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
  • Producing gladness.
  • :
  • *, chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“A very welcome , kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. 
  • Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
  • :
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
  • The utterance of such a greeting.
  • Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
  • We entered the house and found a ready welcome .
  • * Shenstone
  • his warmest welcome at an inn
  • * South
  • Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.

    Derived terms

    * wear out one's welcome * welcome wagon * you're welcome 1000 English basic words