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thankless

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thank·less  (thngkls)
adj.
1. Not feeling or showing gratitude; ungrateful.
2. Not likely to be appreciated: a thankless job.
thankless·ly adv.
thankless·ness n.
thankless
Adjective
unrewarding or unappreciated: she took on the thankless task of organizing the office Xmas lunch
thanklessly adv
thanklessness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thanklessthankless - not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
ungrateful, unthankful
2.thanklessthankless - not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
unappreciated, ungratifying
unrewarding - not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction
thankless
adjective unrewarding, unappreciated << OPPOSITE rewarding
Translations
thankless [ˈθæŋklɪs] adj → ingrato
thankless [ˈθæŋklɪs] adj → ingrat(e)
thankless [ˈθæŋklɪs] thank adj → undankbar
thankless [ˈθæŋklɪs] adj → ingrato/a


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Lonely and sleepless I think of my thankless Master, and vainly would Cradle my sorrow.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
She was unanimously elected assistant editor of the Wareham School Pilot, being the first girl to assume that enviable, though somewhat arduous and thankless position, and when her maiden number went to the Cobbs, uncle Jerry and aunt Sarah could hardly eat or sleep for pride.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
I am not thankless, I hope, but that dreadful woman seems to throw a shadow on me and on all my hopes.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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