relieved and thankful

grateful

grate·ful   [ˈɡreɪtfl]    [ˈɡreɪtfl]  adjective
1. feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked
• ~ (to sb) (for sth) I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
• We would be grateful for any information you can give us.
• ~ (to do sth) She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all.
• ~ (that…) He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.
• Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help…

• Kate gave him a grateful smile.

2. used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation
• I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
• I would be most grateful if you would keep this matter confidential.
see grateful/thankful for small mercies at  small  _adj.
Derived Word: gratefully  
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete grate ‘pleasing, thankful’ (from Latin gratus) + -ful.  
Thesaurus:
grateful [grateful gratefully] adj.
• I am grateful to everyone for their help.
thankful • • glad • • relieved • • appreciative • |formal indebted •
Opp: ungrateful
grateful/thankful for sth
grateful/indebted to sb
grateful/thankful/glad/relieved that…  
Word Family:
grateful adjective (≠ ungrateful)
gratefully adverb
gratitude noun (≠ ingratitude) 
Example Bank:
• I am more than grateful for their generous response.
• I'll be forever grateful for your help.
• I'm eternally grateful that we managed to go there before the war.
• I'm immensely grateful to you for your support.
• I'm just grateful the injury is not as bad as we'd feared.
• Thank you for your help. I really am most grateful.
• We are deeply grateful to you and your family.
• He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.
• I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.

• Kate gave him a grateful look.

gratitude

grati·tude   [ˈɡrætɪtjuːd]    [ˈɡrætɪtuːd]  noun uncountable
the feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks
• He smiled at them with gratitude.
• ~ (to sb) (for sth) I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their hard work.
• She was presented with the gift in gratitude for her long service.
• a deep sense of gratitude
• I owe you a great debt of gratitude (= feel extremely grateful).
Opp:  ingratitude  
Word Origin:
[gratitude] late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin gratitudo, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.  
Example Bank:
• His kindness and support earned him her eternal gratitude.
• I remember them with gratitude.
• I sent him some money as a token of my gratitude.
• I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to the staff for their patience.
• They deserve our gratitude for all the work they do.
• We owe her a deep debt of gratitude for her services.
• You have our undying gratitude.
• my gratitude at her thoughtfulness
• the very deep gratitude I felt towards her
• He smiled at them with gratitude.
• I feel a deep sense of gratitude to her.

• I owe you a great debt of gratitude.