saying thank you
Acknowledging someone's kindness
Saying thank you is expressing gratitude or acknowledgment for something received—a gift, a favor, a kindness.
The phrase names the social act itself: Remember to practice saying thank you.
It often appears in discussions of manners or politeness: Saying thank you costs nothing but means everything.
- gratefulFeeling thankful
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
deep appreciation · indebted · much obliged · obliged · courtesy · polite · good manners · kindness · gift · favor · generous · pay it forward · heartfelt · sincere · warm · warm regards · kind gesture · gesture
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- filial pietyhonoring parents, obedience, respect for elders, gratitude, elder care
- table mannerstable manners, napkin folding, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture
social reciprocity
saying thank youturning one's back
rudeness · discourtesy · bad manners · incivility · disrespect
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