Definition of "gratitude" []

• The state of being grateful; thankfulness. (noun)

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• "It was gratitude; —gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him, and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection."
• "Long-term gratitude is unlikely and suspicion of U.S. motives will increase as the occupation continues."
• "She did not comprehend, perhaps, the depth of the sentiment with which her protector inspired her, which she called gratitude, but which, though she was unconscious of it, was really more than that."