Thankless
- Thankless
- Thankless Thank"less, a.
1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness;
unthankful; ungrateful.
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That she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! --Shak.
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2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a
thankless task.
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To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the
night allowed. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster] -- {Thank"less*ly}, adv. --
{Thank"less*ness}, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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thankless — [adj1] unappreciated barren, disagreeable, distasteful, fruitless, futile, miserable, not worth it*, ungrateful, unpleasant, unprofitable, unrecognized, unrequited, unreturned, unrewarding, useless, vain, wretched; concepts 538,548 Ant.… … New thesaurus
thankless — index undesirable, unrequited Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thankless — likely to not be rewarded with thanks, 1540s, from THANK (Cf. thank) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Thanklessly … Etymology dictionary
thankless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a job or task) unpleasant and unlikely to gain the appreciation of others. 2) not showing or feeling gratitude … English terms dictionary
thankless — [thaŋk′lis] adj. 1. not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful 2. not producing nor likely to produce thanks; unappreciated thanklessly adv. thanklessness n … English World dictionary
thankless — adjective 1 a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it: a thankless task: Cooking for the family every day is a thankless task. 2 literary a thankless person is not grateful: a thankless child thanklessly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thankless — thank|less [ˈθæŋkləs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thank (noun); THANKS2] 1.) a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it thankless task/job/chore etc ▪ Cooking every day is a thankless task. 2.) literary a thankless… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankless — thank|less [ θæŋkləs ] adjective 1. ) a thankless activity is unpleasant, and other people are not grateful to you for doing it: a thankless task 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a thankless person is not grateful: a thankless child … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thankless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. not likely to obtain thanks ; unappreciated < a thankless task > 2. not expressing or feeling gratitude ; ungrateful < how sharper than a serpent s tooth it is to have a thankless child Shakespeare > • thanklessly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thankless — thanklessly, adv. thanklessness, n. /thangk lis/, adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530 40; THANK + LESS] Syn … Universalium
