Definitions for thankless
ˈθæŋk lɪsthank·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ungrateful, thankless, unthankfuladjective

   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, ungratifyingadjective

   not likely to be rewarded

   "grading papers is a thankless task"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thanklessadjective

   not appreciated or rewarded

2. thanklessadjective

   ungrateful or unappreciative

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

1. Thanklessadjective

   Etymology: from thank.

   1. Unthankful; ungrateful; making no acknowledgment.

   Least so great good, as he for her had wrought,
   Should die unknown, and buried be in thankless thought. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   May he feel
   How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is,
   To have a thankless child. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Blest in thy genius, in thy love too blest!
   One grateful woman to thy fame supply’d,
   What a whole thankless land to his deny’d. Alexander Pope.

   2. Not deserving, or not likely, to gain thanks.

   The contracting and extending the lines and sense of others, if the first authors might speak for themselves, would appear a thankless office. Henry Wotton.

   Wage still their wars,
   And bring home on thy breast more thankless scars. Richard Crashaw.

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1. thankless

   Thankless refers to something that is done without receiving any acknowledgement, gratitude, or recognition. This term is often used to describe a task or job that is unappreciated or undervalued, despite the effort or sacrifice involved.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thanklessadjective

   not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful

2. Thanklessadjective

   not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thankless in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thankless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thankless in a Sentence

1. Barnaby Rich:

   One of the diseases of this age is the multitude of books. It is a thriftless and a thankless occupation, this writing of books: a man were better to sing in a cobbler?s shop, for his pay is a penny a patch; but a book-writer, if he get sometimes a few commendations from the judicious, he shall be sure to reap a thousand reproaches from the malicious.

2. Jennifer Bosse:

   There is the underlying need to feel valued and validated within society (a society which still places a higher value on what you provide to the job force), socializing with other adults can be difficult, the days long, the routine monotonous and the job overall, relatively thankless.

3. William Shakespeare:

   How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child

4. Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney:

   I spent a lot of time with Nick, but the thing about the touring merch job, it's one of the more thankless jobs, you do it because you just want to travel and you're interested in meeting new people and it's really hard work. It's not the job you take if you're into partying.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thankless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thankless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thankless
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankless