gramercy
Syllables: gra·mer·cyUK/ɡɹəˈmɜː.si/US/ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/
gramercy interjection: used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
Interjection
- Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
- Gramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell you sickerly / For to have land or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed, / It is too much for me.[late 14th – early 15th century, “Transition English: From the Conquest to Chaucer.—a.d. 1666 to a.d. 1352 [Sir Cleges.]”, in Henry Morley, editor, Shorter English Poems (Cassell’s Library of English...
- "Gramercy! good fellow," cried Prince John, "thou pleasest me—Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants."1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VIII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page...
- Synonyms:
- beauty, cheers, chur, gracias, h/t, hat tip, many thanks, shoutout, merci, mercy buckets
- Used as an exclamation expressing surprise or sudden strong feelings.
- Synonyms:
- adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora, bless my heart, bless my soul
Noun
gramercy (countable and uncountable, plural gramercies)
Proper noun capitalized: Gramercy
Gramercy
- Ellipsis of Gramercy Park
Synonyms of gramercy
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- mercy bucket
- much appreciated
- much obliged
- sankyu
- spank you
- spank you very much
- shot
- shotties
- shucks
- tanks
- thank you
- thank you so much
- thank you very much
- thank you kindly
- thank'ee
- thankee
- thanks
- thanks a heap
- thanks a lot
- thanks a bunch
- thanks a million
- thanks a ton
- thanks heaps
- thanks very much
- thanksh
- todah rabah
- ta
- ta everso
- ta muchly
- obliged
Forms of gramercy
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gra'mercy |
| alternative form | gra-mercy |
| alternative form | grand mercy |
| Noun | |
| plural | gramercies |
Origin of gramercy
From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'.
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Questions about gramercy
- What does gramercy mean?
- Gramercy means used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks.
- What part of speech is gramercy?
- Gramercy can be an interjection, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gramercy?
- Gramercy is pronounced /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/ (US).
Words near gramercy in the dictionary
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