Dictionary Entry
thankless
thankless is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
- 2adjective
Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.
- 3adjective
not feeling or showing gratitude- Shakespeare
"ungrateful heirs"
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"
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- 4adjective
not likely to be rewarded
"grading papers is a thankless task"
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