Definition of Thankless in English :

Define Thankless in English

Thankless meaning in English

Meaning of Thankless in English

Pronunciation of Thankless in English

Thankless pronunciation in English

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Thankless

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Adjective

1. thankless, ungrateful, unthankful

not feeling or showing gratitude

Example Sentences:
'ungrateful heirs'
'How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!'

2. thankless, unappreciated, ungratifying

not likely to be rewarded

Example Sentences:
'grading papers is a thankless task'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Thankless

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adjective
1. 
receiving no thanks or appreciation
a thankless job
2. 
ungrateful
a thankless pupil

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Thankless

see synonyms of thankless
adjective
1. 
not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful
2. 
not producing nor likely to produce thanks; unappreciated

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Thankless

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adj.
1. Not feeling or showing gratitude; ungrateful.
2. Not likely to be appreciated: a thankless job.

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