Definitions for ingrate
ˈɪn greɪtin·grate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ingrate, thankless wretch, ungrateful personnoun

   a person who shows no gratitude

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ingratenoun

   An ungrateful person.

2. ingrateadjective

   Ungrateful.

3. ingrateadjective

   Unpleasant, unfriendly

4. Etymology: From ingratus,.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingrate, Ingratefuladjective

   Etymology: ingratus, Latin; ingrat, French.

   1. Ungrateful; unthankful.

   That we have been familiar,
   Ingrate forgetfulness shall poison, rather
   Than pity note how much. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   And you degen'rate, you ingrate revolts,
   You bloody Neros. William Shakespeare.

   So will fall
   He and his faithless progeny: whose fault?
   Whose but his own? Ingrate; he had of me
   All he could have: I made him just and right,
   Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Words! which no ear ever to hear in heav'n
   Expected; least of all from thee, ingrate! John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Perfidious and ingrate!
   His stores ye ravage, and usurp his state. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. Unpleasing to the sense.

   The causes of that which is pleasing or ingrate to the hearing, may receive light by that which is pleasing and grateful to the sight. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   He gives no ingrateful food. John Milton.

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1. ingrate

   An ingrate is a person who shows no gratitude or appreciation for kindness or favors they have received, often behaving in an ungrateful manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingrateadjective

   ingrateful

2. Ingratenoun

   an ungrateful person

3. Etymology: [L. ingratus. See Ingrateful.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ingrate

   in′grāt, n. (Milt.) one who is ungrateful.—adj. Ingrate′ful, unthankful.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ingrate

   Any person who has got something for nothing, and wants more on the same terms.

Matched Categories

1. • Unwelcome Person

Anagrams for ingrate »

1. angrite

2. granite

3. tangier

4. Tangier

5. tearing

6. tigrean

How to pronounce ingrate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ingrate in a Sentence

1. Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   To be an effective politician, you need to be a professional ingrate, you have to be willing to take people's money and not do everything they want.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ingrate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ingrate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ingrate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ingrate
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=ingrate