thanklessness (noun)

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• thanklessness — noun see thankless …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thanklessness — noun The property of being thankless …   Wiktionary

• thanklessness — noun see thankless …   Useful english dictionary

• thankless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. not likely to obtain thanks ; unappreciated < a thankless task > 2. not expressing or feeling gratitude ; ungrateful < how sharper than a serpent s tooth it is to have a thankless child Shakespeare > • thanklessly… …   New Collegiate 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

• thankless — /ˈθæŋkləs/ (say thangkluhs) adjective 1. not such as to be rewarded with thanks; not appreciated. 2. ungrateful: *And anyhow Purdy had never been famous for delicacy of feeling – a graceless, thankless beggar from the start. –henry handel… …  

• ingratitude — noun A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness. Ant: gratitude See Also: ungrateful …   Wiktionary

• ingratitude — noun these sanctions have sent a message of ingratitude to the many honest and hard working officers Syn: ungratefulness, thanklessness, lack of appreciation, nonrecognition …   Thesaurus of popular words

• gratitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Thankfulness Nouns gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness; indebtedness; acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving; thanks, praise; paean, Te Deum, worship, grace; thank offering; requital. Verbs be… …   English dictionary for students

• in|grat|i|tude — «ihn GRAT uh tood, tyood», noun. lack of thankfulness; being ungrateful: »Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man s ingratitude (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): thanklessness, ungratefulness, unthankfulness …   Useful english dictionary