Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation;
- Example: "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gratitude \Grat"i*tude\, n. [F. gratitude, LL. gratitudo, from
gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a.]
The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward
a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received;
thankfulness.
[1913 Webster]
The debt immense of endless gratitude. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gratitude
n 1: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was
overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" [ant:
ingratitude, ungratefulness]