"thankless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English thankles, equivalent to thank + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thankles}} Middle English thankles, {{suf|en|thank|less}} thank + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thankless (not comparable)
  1. (of a task) not appreciated or rewarded Tags: not-comparable Translations (unappreciated): неблагода́рен (neblagodáren) (Bulgarian), ingrat (Catalan), utaknemmelig (Danish), ondankbaar (Dutch), ótakksamur (Faroese), epäkiitollinen (Finnish), undankbar (German), hálátlan (Hungarian), vanþakklátur (Icelandic), utakknemlig (Norwegian Bokmål), utakknemleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), niewdzięczny (Polish), неблагода́рный (neblagodárnyj) (Russian), ingrato [masculine] (Spanish), despreciado [masculine] (Spanish), otacksam (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-thankless-en-adj-Zm0KllEO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'unappreciated': 85 15
  2. (of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative Tags: not-comparable
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