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unthankful

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not thankful; ungrateful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not feeling or showing gratitude- Shakespeare

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ungrateful, thankless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неблагодарен (neblagodaren) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 (launawargs) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Ancient Greek: ἀχάριστος (akháristos) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Hindi: कृतघ्न (kŕtaghna) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Hindi: अकृतज्ञ (akŕtajña) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Malayalam: നന്ദികെട്ട (nandikeṭṭa) — not thankful — see also ungrateful
  • Sanskrit: अकृतज्ञ (akṛtajña) — not thankful — see also ungrateful