different between gratitude vs gassho

English

Etymology

From French gratitude, from Medieval Latin gr?tit?d? (“thankfulness”), from Latin gr?tus (“thankful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???æt?t(j)ud/

Noun

gratitude (countable and uncountable, plural gratitudes)

1. The state of being grateful.

Synonyms

• appreciation
• thankfulness
• gratefulness

Antonyms

• ingratitude

Related terms

• grace
• grateful
• gratification
• gratify

Translations

Further reading

• gratitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• gratitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• gratitude at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

Derived from ingratitude, from Late Latin ingratitudo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.ti.tyd/
• Homophone: gratitudes
• Hyphenation: gra?ti?tude

Noun

gratitude f (plural gratitudes)

1. gratitude

Synonyms

• reconnaissance

Antonyms

• ingratitude

Further reading

• “gratitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Japanese ?? (gassh?), from Middle Chinese ?? (?op-t?áng, “Buddhist-style pressed-palm gesture of piety”) (compare Mandarin ?? (hézh?ng), Cantonese ?? (hap⁶ jeung²)), from ? (“unite”) and ? (“palm”).

Noun

gassho (plural gasshos)

1. A ritual gesture of Eastern origin, with hands pressed together in front of the chest. It can be used for prayer or as a sign of greeting, gratitude, reverence, or apology. When performed with a bow, it is called gassho rei.

Synonyms

• namaste

Verb

gassho (third-person singular simple present gasshos, present participle gasshoing, simple past and past participle gasshoed)

1. (intransitive) To make this gesture.

Anagrams

• Goshas, goshas