Thankless

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thankless
       adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How
              sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a
              thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {ungrateful}, {unthankful}]
              [ant: {grateful}]
       2: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless
          task" [syn: {unappreciated}, {ungratifying}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "thankless":
     bitter, bootless, careless, despised, disagreeable, dislikable,
     disliked, displeasing, distasteful, fruitless, futile, heedless,
     lowly, miserable, misprized, misunderstood, out of favor,
     profitless, self-centered, sour, thoughtless, ugly, unacknowledged,
     unalluring, unappealing, unappetizing, unappreciated,
     unappreciative, unattractive, uncared-for, undelectable,
     undelicious, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, ungrateful,
     uninviting, unlamented, unlikable, unmindful, unmissed, unmourned,
     unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unpopular, unprofitable,
     unregretted, unrequited, unrewarding, unsavory, unsung, untasteful,
     unthankful, unvalued, unwelcome, useless, vain, wretched