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thankless


 
  Grep  of  noun  thankless 
  thankless  wretch 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thankless 
 
  The  adj  thankless  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ungrateful,  thankless,  unthankful  --  (not  feeling  or  showing  gratitude;  "ungrateful  heirs";  "How  sharper  than  a  serpent's  tooth  it  is  /  To  have  a  thankless  child!"-  Shakespeare) 
  2.  thankless,  unappreciated,  ungratifying  --  (not  likely  to  be  rewarded;  "grading  papers  is  a  thankless  task") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  thankless 
 
  2  senses  of  thankless 
 
  Sense  1 
  ungrateful  (vs.  grateful),  thankless,  unthankful 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  thankless,  unappreciated,  ungratifying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unrewarding)  ->  rewarding 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  thankless 
 
  2  senses  of  thankless 
 
  Sense  1 
  ungrateful  (vs.  grateful),  thankless,  unthankful 
  =>  unappreciative 
 
  Sense  2 
  thankless,  unappreciated,  ungratifying 
  =>  unrewarding  (vs.  rewarding) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  thankless 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  thankless 
 
  thankless  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  thankless 
  thankless 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thankless 
 
  The  adj  thankless  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ungrateful,  thankless,  unthankful  --  (not  feeling  or  showing  gratitude;  "ungrateful  heirs";  "How  sharper  than  a  serpent's  tooth  it  is  /  To  have  a  thankless  child!"-  Shakespeare) 
  2.  thankless,  unappreciated,  ungratifying  --  (not  likely  to  be  rewarded;  "grading  papers  is  a  thankless  task") 



thankless definition