un·grate·ful

(ŭn-grāt′fəl)

adj.

1. Not feeling or exhibiting gratitude, thanks, or appreciation.

2. Not agreeable or pleasant; repellent: "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure" (Abraham Lincoln).

un·grate′ful·ly adv.

un·grate′ful·ness n.

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ungrateful

(ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl)

adj

1. not grateful or thankful

2. unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless

3. (Agriculture) (of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation

unˈgratefully adv

unˈgratefulness n

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un•grate•ful

(ʌnˈgreɪt fəl)

adj.

1. unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or acknowledgment.

2. unpleasant or unrewarding; distasteful; thankless: an ungrateful task.

[1545–55]

un•grate′ful•ly, adv.

un•grate′ful•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	ungrateful - not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare thankless, unthankful grateful, thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
	2.	ungrateful - disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

ungrateful

adjective unappreciative, thankless, unthankful, heedless, unmindful, ingrate (archaic) I don't mean to sound ungrateful in any way.
grateful, thankful, appreciative, aware, mindful

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

ungrateful

adjective

1. Not showing or feeling gratitude:

thankless, unappreciative, unthankful, unthanking.

2. Not apt to be appreciated:

thankless, unappreciated, unthankful.

Translations

عاقّعَقوق، جاحِد

nevděčný

utaknemmelig

undankbar

αγνώμων αχάριστος

desagradecido

epäkiitollinenkiittämätön

ingrat

nezahvalan

vanòakklátur

ingrato

感謝を表さない

감사해 하지 않는

nepateicīgs

nehvaležen

otacksam

ไม่สำนึกบุญคุณ

nankör

vô ơn

不领情的忘恩负义的

ungrateful

[ʌnˈgreɪtfʊl] ADJ → desagradecido, ingrato

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ungrateful

[ʌnˈgreɪtfʊl] adj [person] → ingrat(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ungrateful

adj, ungratefully

adv → undankbar (to gegenüber)

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ungrateful

[ʌnˈgreɪtfʊl] adj → ingrato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ungrateful

(anˈgreitful) adjective

not showing thanks for kindness. It will look very ungrateful if you don't write and thank him.

ungrateful

→ عاقّ nevděčný utaknemmelig undankbar αχάριστος desagradecido kiittämätön ingrat nezahvalan ingrato 感謝を表さない 감사해 하지 않는 ondankbaar utakknemlig niewdzięczny ingrato неблагодарный otacksam ไม่สำนึกบุญคุณ nankör vô ơn 不领情的

ungrateful

a. desagradecido-a, ingrato-a.

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