Wordiyograt
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From Latin grātia (grace, favor, thanks), related to grātus (pleasing). Produces words around thankfulness (grateful, gratitude, ingrate), pleasantness (graceful, gracious, gratify), and social acknowledgment (congratulate). The grace/grat- split reflects Old French vs. direct Latin borrowings.
Associated Words
congratulate
To express pleasure at someone's success or good fortune
congratulation
An expression of pleasure at another's success; the act of congratulating
disgrace
A state of shame or dishonor; to bring shame upon someone
graceful
Moving or behaving in a smooth and elegant way
gracious
Kind, polite, and warmly courteous; an exclamation of surprise
grateful
Feeling or showing appreciation and thanks
gratification
A feeling of pleasure or satisfaction
gratify
To give pleasure or satisfaction; to fulfill a desire
gratitude
A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
gratuitous
Unnecessary and unjustified; given freely without payment
gratuity
A voluntary extra payment given for services; a tip
ingrate
An ungrateful person; ungrateful
ingratiate
To gain favour by flattering or pleasing someone
ingratiating
Attempting to gain favour through flattery or excessive pleasantness