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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
thankless
    adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs";
           "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a
           thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: ungrateful,
           thankless, unthankful] [ant: grateful, thankful]
    2: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless
       task" [syn: thankless, unappreciated, ungratifying]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Thankless \Thank"less\, a.
   1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness;
      unthankful; ungrateful.
      [1913 Webster]

            That she may feel
            How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
            To have a thankless child!            --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a
      thankless task.
      [1913 Webster]

            To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the
            night allowed.                        --Chapman.
      [1913 Webster] -- Thank"less*ly, adv. --
      Thank"less*ness, n.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Thankless:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
bitter, bootless, careless, despised, disagreeable, dislikable, disliked, displeasing, distasteful, fruitless, futile, heedless, lowly, miserable, misprized, misunderstood, out of favor, profitless, self-centered, sour, thoughtless, ugly, unacknowledged, unalluring, unappealing, unappetizing, unappreciated, unappreciative, unattractive, uncared-for, undelectable, undelicious, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, ungrateful, uninviting, unlamented, unlikable, unmindful, unmissed, unmourned, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unpopular, unprofitable, unregretted, unrequited, unrewarding, unsavory, unsung, untasteful, unthankful, unvalued, unwelcome, useless, vain, wretched
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