Thankless: meaning, definitions and examples

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thankless

 

[ หˆฮธaล‹klษ™s ]

Context #1

feeling

Not feeling or showing gratitude or thanks; ungrateful.

Synonyms

unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful

Examples of usage

  • He felt thankless for all the hard work his team had put in.
  • She was thankless towards her parents for all their sacrifices.
  • Despite their efforts, their boss remained thankless and never appreciated their work.
Context #2

task

Requiring a lot of effort or sacrifice but not resulting in gratitude or thanks.

Synonyms

unappreciated, unrecognized, unrewarding

Examples of usage

  • It was a thankless job, with long hours and little recognition.
  • Working as a janitor is often seen as a thankless task.

Translations

Translations of the word "thankless" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ingrato

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เค•เฅƒเคคเคœเฅเคž

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช undankbar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tidak berterima kasih

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะฒะดัั‡ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ niewdziฤ™czny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ•ใ‚Œใชใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ingrat

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ingrato

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท nankรถr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•˜์ง€ ์•Š๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุงูƒุฑ ู„ู„ุฌู…ูŠู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nevdฤ›ฤnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nevdฤ›ฤnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฟ˜ๆฉ่ดŸไน‰็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nehvaleลพen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vanรพakklรกtur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั€ะฐา›ะผะตั‚ัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nankor

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ingrato

Word origin

The word 'thankless' originated from the combination of 'thanks' and the suffix '-less', which indicates the absence of something. It first appeared in the English language in the late 16th century. The concept of being thankless has been explored in various literary works and expressions, highlighting the importance of gratitude and appreciation in human interactions.

See also: thank, thankful, thankfully, thankfulness, thanksgiving, unthankful.