Associations to the word «Thankless»

Wiktionary

THANKLESS, adjective. (of a task) not appreciated or rewarded
THANKLESS, adjective. (of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative

Dictionary definition

THANKLESS, adjective. Not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare.
THANKLESS, adjective. Not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne