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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃ɡʁa
"Il a fait un travail ingrat sans jamais recevoir de remerciements."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not feeling or expressing gratitude; unappreciated.
"Despite her thankless job, she continued to work hard for the community." - 2
Describing a task or role that is unlikely to receive thanks or recognition.
"He took on the thankless task of cleaning up after the event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'thankless' originates from the combination of 'thank' and the suffix '-less', which denotes absence. The word 'thank' comes from Old English 'þanc', meaning 'thought, gratitude', while '-less' is derived from Old English 'leas', meaning 'without'. The term has evolved to describe situations or actions that do not receive gratitude or acknowledgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thankless" is said worldwide
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ingrat
Transliteration: ɛ̃ɡʁa
"Il a fait un travail ingrat sans jamais recevoir de remerciements."
danklos
Transliteration: daŋkloːs
"Seine Arbeit war danklos, aber er tat es trotzdem."
ingrato
Transliteration: iŋˈɡrato
"Il suo lavoro era ingrato, ma continuava a farlo."
ingrato
Transliteration: iŋˈɡɾato
"Su trabajo era ingrato, pero lo hacía de todos modos."
ingrato
Transliteration: ĩˈɡɾatu
"O trabalho dele era ingrato, mas ele continuou."
अकृतज्ञ
Transliteration: akṛtajña
"उसका काम अकृतज्ञ था, लेकिन उसने फिर भी किया।"
忘恩负义的
Transliteration: wàng ēn fù yì de
"他的工作是忘恩负义的，但他仍然继续做。"
배은망덕한
Transliteration: bae-eun-mang-deok-han
"그의 일은 배은망덕했지만 그는 계속했다."
恩知らずの
Transliteration: on shirazu no
"彼の仕事は恩知らずのものでしたが、彼は続けました。"
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