thankless job

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• job — noun 1 employment ADJECTIVE ▪ decent, good, great, worthwhile ▪ interesting ▪ high powered, top ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• thankless — thank|less [ˈθæŋkləs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thank (noun); THANKS2] 1.) a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it thankless task/job/chore etc ▪ Cooking every day is a thankless task. 2.) literary a thankless… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thankless — adjective 1 a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it: a thankless task: Cooking for the family every day is a thankless task. 2 literary a thankless person is not grateful: a thankless child thanklessly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• thankless — thanklessly, adv. thanklessness, n. /thangk lis/, adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530 40; THANK + LESS] Syn …   Universalium

• thankless — thank•less [[t]ˈθæŋk lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) not likely to be appreciated or rewarded: a thankless job[/ex] 2) not feeling or expressing gratitude; ungrateful: a thankless child[/ex] • Etymology: 1530–40 thank′less•ly, adv. thank′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• thankless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a job or task) unpleasant and unlikely to gain the appreciation of others. 2) not showing or feeling gratitude …   English terms dictionary

• thankless — [[t]θæ̱ŋkləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a job or task as thankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards. Soccer referees have a thankless task …   English dictionary

• thankless — adj. Thankless is used with these nouns: ↑job, ↑role, ↑task …   Collocations dictionary

• thankless — adjective 1》 (of a job or task) unpleasant and unlikely to gain the appreciation of others. 2》 not showing or feeling gratitude. Derivatives thanklessly adverb thanklessness noun …   English new terms dictionary

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