grat
Latingrace, favor, thanks, pleasing
About This Root
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 · 14
grateful
Feeling or showing appreciation and thanks
gratitude
A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
graceful
Moving or behaving in a smooth and elegant way
congratulate
To express pleasure at someone's success or good fortune
gracious
Kind, polite, and warmly courteous; an exclamation of surprise
disgrace
A state of shame or dishonor; to bring shame upon someone
gratification
A feeling of pleasure or satisfaction
gratuitous
Unnecessary and unjustified; given freely without payment
gratify
To give pleasure or satisfaction; to fulfill a desire
gratuity
A voluntary extra payment given for services; a tip
congratulation
An expression of pleasure at another's success; the act of congratulating
ingratiate
To gain favour by flattering or pleasing someone
ingrate
An ungrateful person; ungrateful
ingratiating
Attempting to gain favour through flattery or excessive pleasantness