Unthankful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not thankful; ungrateful.
"Guido has made me fanciful. I am unthankful for the good which has really fallen to our share. Henriette is very, very kind—how glad I ought to be of such powerful protection!"
Adjective
- 1 not feeling or showing gratitude wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Guido has made me fanciful. I am unthankful for the good which has really fallen to our share. Henriette is very, very kind—how glad I ought to be of such powerful protection!"
Etymology
From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).
More for "unthankful"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.