thankfully

1. 1.

   in a thankful manner; with thanks

   “he accepted thankfully my apologies”

   Synonymsgratefully
2. 2.

   let us be thankful that

   “thankfully he didn't come to the party”

Questions about thankfully

What does thankfully mean?

thankfully means "in a thankful manner; with thanks". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thankfully?

thankfully has 3 syllables: thank-ful-ly. The stress falls on "thank". In IPA it is /ˈθæŋkfəli/.

What is another word for thankfully?

Close synonyms include gratefully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thankfully a common word?