The thankless boy did almost nothing for his mother. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child (Shakespeare).
Giving advice is usually a thankless act.
SYNONYM(S): unrewarded, unrequited.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
thank´less|ly — thank|less «THANGK lihs», adjective. 1. not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful: »The thankless boy did almost nothing for his mother. How sharper than a serpent s tooth it is To have a thankless child (Shakespeare). 2. not likely to get… … Useful english dictionary
thank´less|ness — thank|less «THANGK lihs», adjective. 1. not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful: »The thankless boy did almost nothing for his mother. How sharper than a serpent s tooth it is To have a thankless child (Shakespeare). 2. not likely to get… … Useful english dictionary
thank·less — /ˈθæŋkləs/ adj 1 : difficult and not valued by other people a thankless task/job 2 : not showing or feeling thanks thankless people … Useful english dictionary
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
thank — thank; thank·ee; thank·er; thank·ful; thank·less; thank·ful·ness; thank·less·ly; thank·less·ness; thank·ye; un·thank·ful·ness; … English syllables
thank — v. 1) to thank profusely; sincerely 2) (D; tr.) to thank for (she thanked me profusely for my help) 3) (colloq.) (H; no passive) I ll thank you to make less noise in the future * * * [θæŋk] sincerely (colloq.) (H; no passive) I ll thank you to… … Combinatory dictionary
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thankless — thank·less … English syllables
