Definition of Thankless

1. Adjective. Not feeling or showing gratitude. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"

Exact synonyms: Ungrateful, Unthankful
Similar to: Unappreciative
Antonyms: Grateful
Derivative terms: Ungratefulness

2. Adjective. Not likely to be rewarded. "Grading papers is a thankless task"
Exact synonyms: Unappreciated, Ungratifying
Similar to: Unrewarding

Definition of Thankless

1. a. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.

Definition of Thankless

1. Adjective. (context: of a task) not appreciated or rewarded ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thankless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thankless

thanka
thankas
thanke
thanked
thankee
thanker
thankers
thankful
thankfuller
thankfullest
thankfully
thankfulness
thankfulnesses
thanking
thankings
thankless (current term)
thankless wretch
thanklessly
thanklessness
thanklessnesses
thankly
thanks
thanks a bunch
thanks a lot
thanks a million
thanks for coming
thanks for nothing
thanks for your help
thanks to
thanksgave

Literary usage of Thankless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... nor thankless fly The grace I would bestow;" [Sir t'ai'v.-nl sat in window high, King Edward stood below.) i The skirts of this very picturesque ..."

2. Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas: With Recollections and Anecdotes of D by François Cellier, Cunningham Bridgeman (1914)
"... A. Conan Doyle—The historian's thankless task—Ernest Ford's music—The master and the student —Cast of " Jane Annie "—Caledonian golfers—" Bunker " and ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"The thankless and monotonous business of a corrector or reader is more difficult than the uninitiated would believe. It requires extensive ind varied ..."

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