Words / C1

GRAT-it-yood/ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/

Gratitude is thankfulness: express gratitude, gratitude for the cover. Grateful (already in the dictionary) is the adjective. Thanks is everyday. Ingratitude is the rare opposite. An acknowledgement is the academic slot for it. Do not paste a paragraph of gratitude where a methods sentence belongs.

Meaning

The feeling of being thankful.

Examples

• “A line of gratitude in the acknowledgements is not a methods section.”
• “A sentence of gratitude in the acknowledgements is plenty; the table still needs n.”
• “Gratitude for unpaid overtime is not a pay policy.”

Good to know

Thankfulness. Adjective: grateful. Everyday: thanks. Academic home: acknowledgements. Not a methods substitute.

Near in meaning

thanks

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