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thanks

intj
/ˈθæŋks//ˈfæŋks/UK

Etymology

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

  1. derived from *teng-✻
  2. inherited from *þankōs✻
  3. inherited from þancas — “thanks”
  4. inherited from thanks

Definitions

  1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

    • Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.
    • Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?
    • Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

  2. An expression of appreciation or gratitude.

    • After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?

  3. Grateful feelings or thoughts

    Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. plural of thank

    2. third-person singular simple present indicative of thank

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at thanks. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01thanks02graciousness03gracious04tactful05tact06appreciating07appreciative08gratitude09grateful10thankful

A definitional loop anchored at thanks. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at thanks

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA