Grateful has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
feeling or showing gratitude
"a grateful heart"
"grateful for the tree's shade"
"a thankful smile"
2
affording comfort or pleasure
"the grateful warmth of the fire"
3
Appreciative; thankful.
"She was grateful for his help when she lost her keys."
Example Sentences
"a grateful heart"
adjective
"grateful for the tree's shade"
adjective
"a thankful smile"
adjective
"the grateful warmth of the fire"
adjective
Origin
The word "grateful" comes from the obsolete English term "grate," which meant agreeable or pleasing. This root was borrowed from Latin and originally described something that expressed approval or earned affection before evolving into its current sense of thankfulness in Middle English.