Thankless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not feeling or showing gratitude; ; - Shakespeare

not likely to be rewarded

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈæŋkləs/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈaŋkləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈaŋkləs/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈæŋkləs/.

Examples

ungrateful heirs
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!
grading papers is a thankless task

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unappreciated ungrateful unthankful ungratifying

Antonyms

grateful

Parts of Speech

adjective	not feeling or showing gratitude; ; - Shakespeare “ungrateful heirs”
adjective	not likely to be rewarded “grading papers is a thankless task”

Word Forms

ungratefulness

noun

a lack of gratitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

undankbar

keine Dankbarkeit empfinden oder zeigen; ; - Shakespeare

🇫🇷French

ingrat

ne pas ressentir ou montrer de la gratitude ; ; - Shakespeare

🇪🇸Spanish

ingrato

no sentir ni mostrar gratitud; ; -Shakespeare

🇮🇹Italian

ingrato

non provare o mostrare gratitudine; ; - Shakespeare

🇳🇱Dutch

ondankbaar

geen dankbaarheid voelen of tonen; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇹Portuguese

ingrato

não sentir ou demonstrar gratidão; ; -Shakespeare

🇷🇺Russian

неблагодарный

не чувствовать и не проявлять благодарность; ; - Шекспир

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकृतज्ञ

कृतज्ञता महसूस न करना या प्रदर्शित न करना; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇧🇩Bengali

অকৃতজ্ঞ

অনুভূতি বা কৃতজ্ঞতা প্রদর্শন না; ; - শেক্সপিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்றியற்ற

உணரவில்லை அல்லது நன்றியைக் காட்டவில்லை; ; - ஷேக்ஸ்பியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కృతజ్ఞత లేని

అనుభూతి లేదా కృతజ్ఞత చూపడం లేదు; ; - షేక్స్పియర్

🇮🇳Marathi

कृतज्ञ

कृतज्ञता वाटत नाही किंवा दाखवत नाही; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

આભારહીન

કૃતજ્ઞતા ન અનુભવવી અથવા દર્શાવવી નહીં; ; - શેક્સપિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ; - ಷೇಕ್ಸ್ಪಿಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്ദിയില്ലാത്ത

തോന്നുകയോ നന്ദി പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യരുത്; ; - ഷേക്സ്പിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਕਰਗੁਜ਼ਾਰ

ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਕਰਗੁਜ਼ਾਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ; ; - ਸ਼ੇਕਸਪੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بےشک

احساس نہ کرنا یا شکرگزاری کا اظہار نہ کرنا؛ ; - شیکسپیئر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吃力不讨好的

没有感受到或表现出感激之情； ; ——莎士比亚

🇯🇵Japanese

感謝しない

感謝の気持ちを感じない、または表さない。 ; - シェイクスピア

🇰🇷Korean

고맙다

감사함을 느끼지도 표현하지도 않습니다. ; - 셰익스피어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vông ân

không cảm nhận hoặc thể hiện lòng biết ơn; ; - Shakespeare

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นคุณค่า

ไม่รู้สึกหรือแสดงความขอบคุณ ; - เช็คสเปียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa pamrih

tidak merasakan atau menunjukkan rasa terima kasih; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pasasalamat

hindi nakakaramdam o nagpapakita ng pasasalamat; ; - Shakespeare

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersyukur

tidak berasa atau menunjukkan rasa terima kasih; ; - Shakespeare

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناكر للجميل

عدم الشعور أو إظهار الامتنان؛ ; - شكسبير

🇮🇷Persian

ناسپاس

عدم احساس یا سپاسگزاری؛ ; - شکسپیر

🇹🇷Turkish

nankör

minnettarlık hissetmemek veya göstermemek; ; - Shakespeare

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפוּי תוֹדָה

לא להרגיש או להראות הכרת תודה; ; - שייקספיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'thankless'?

The primary meaning of 'thankless' is 'not feeling or showing gratitude; ; - Shakespeare'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thankless' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'thankless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'thankless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'thankless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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