thankless
pronunciation
How to pronounce thankless in British English:
UK [ˈθæŋkləs]
How to pronounce thankless in American English:
US [ˈθæŋklɪs]
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- Adjective:
- not feeling or showing gratitude
- not likely to be rewarded
Word Origin
- thankless (adj.)
- "likely to not be rewarded with thanks," 1540s, from thank + -less. Related: Thanklessly; thanklessness.
Example
- 1. Defending american capitalism these days is a thankless job .
- 2. I am sometimes asked why I translate , since to many it seems a thankless vocation .
- 3. Everyone worries about iraq , either because they think the war should never have been fought , or because of the long , costly and thankless slog it has turned into .
- 4. Since the nobel committee saw fit to reward barack obama virtually the instant he was elected , it cannot be the lure of that prize that explains why he is investing in this thankless conflict so early .
- 5. There are excellent reasons for not giving athens any immediate relief from its thankless task , however .