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I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.
Michael Lee-Chin

Meaning of "ungrateful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNGRATEFUL

ungrateful  [ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNGRATEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ungrateful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNGRATEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ungrateful in the English dictionary

The first definition of ungrateful in the dictionary is not grateful or thankful. Other definition of ungrateful is unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless. Ungrateful is also failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNGRATEFUL


affrightful
əˈfraɪtfʊl
basketful
ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl
bucketful
ˈbʌkɪtfʊl
crateful
ˈkreɪtfʊl
debateful
dɪˈbeɪtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
despiteful
dɪˈspaɪtfʊl
fateful
ˈfeɪtfʊl
fitful
ˈfɪtfʊl
frightful
ˈfraɪtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
hateful
ˈheɪtfʊl
ingrateful
ɪnˈɡreɪtfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
lightful
ˈlaɪtfʊl
plateful
ˈpleɪtfʊl
pocketful
ˈpɒkɪtfʊl
rightful
ˈraɪtfʊl
spiteful
ˈspaɪtfʊl
sprightful
ˈspraɪtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNGRATEFUL

ungraced
ungraceful
ungracefully
ungracefulness
ungracious
ungraciously
ungraciousness
ungraded
ungrammatic
ungrammatical
ungrammatically
ungraspable
ungrassed
ungratefully
ungratefulness
ungratified
ungravely
ungrazed
ungreased
ungreedy

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNGRATEFUL

careful
disgraceful
distasteful
forceful
graceful
hasteful
hopeful
ireful
peaceful
purposeful
requiteful
resourceful
shameful
spriteful
suspenseful
tasteful
untasteful
useful
vengeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of ungrateful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNGRATEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ungrateful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ungrateful

Translation of «ungrateful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNGRATEFUL

Find out the translation of ungrateful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ungrateful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ungrateful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不领情的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desagradecido
570 millions of speakers

English

ungrateful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृतघ्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاقّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неблагодарный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ingrato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকৃতজ্ঞ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ingrat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bersyukur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

undankbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感謝を表さない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감사해 하지 않는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ungrateful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô ơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்றி கெட்டவனாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कृतघ्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nankör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewdzięczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невдячний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nerecunoscător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχάριστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondankbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otacksam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utakknemlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ungrateful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGRATEFUL»

The term «ungrateful» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGRATEFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ungrateful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ungrateful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ungrateful

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNGRATEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ungrateful.
1
Brigitte Bardot
I am all right when I work. I am not superficial and I am not ungrateful.
2
Saint Basil
Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
3
Suzanne Farrell
It's ungrateful to be wishing you were doing something else at the moment you are living. You haven't lived in the moment that you are really living, you are wishing you were somewhere else.
4
Peter Fonda
When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father.
5
Khalil Gibran
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
6
Jonny Greenwood
I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and traditional about it. You meet kids today whose grandparents were in punk bands. It's very old and traditional, but then, so is an orchestra and so is a string section.
7
Ursula K. Le Guin
The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that it is so.
8
Robert Kocharian
I want to assure you that working in transition period is an ungrateful job for any honest government.
9
Michael Lee-Chin
I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.
10
Louis XIV
Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGRATEFUL»

Discover the use of ungrateful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ungrateful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ungrateful: The Rise and Fall of Labor Unions
Because of what my mother and grandparents instilled in me, I live my life daily fighting for the rights of working people. By publishing this book, and sharing my story, I hope that readers will benefit from my experience.
Jerry W. Williams Sr., 2012
2
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their ...
They are the 'ungrateful daughters' who usurped their father's crown and stole their brother's birthright. Seven prominent men sent an invitation to William of Orange---James' nephew and son-in-law---to intervene in English affairs.
Maureen Waller, 2007
3
The Ungrateful Governess
Despite vowing not to fall for the Earl of Rutherford, governess Jessica Moore finds herself falling in love with a roguish gentleman who needs a lesson in manners
Mary Balogh, 1988
4
The Ungrateful House
Not that he was exactly dirty- just careless. I introduced myself and got down to the story. Was it true, I wanted to know, that he was building himself a mechanical house? He admitted it. But so far, he said, the story was under wraps.
August Derleth, 2011
5
Ungrateful:
Dakan is a young man who sets out on his first solo journey across the African savannah. During his adventure, he encounters unique creatures who teach him the value of gratitude.
Mody Bouare, 2013
6
Ungrateful Dead
Believing Alana Magnus to be insane when she claims that the spirit of her dead mother is attempting to control her life and inhabit her body, Luther Shea is horrified to discover that Alana just might be telling the truth as they are both ...
Gary L. Holleman, 1999
7
Longarm and the Ungrateful Gun
When Famous Frank, the hired gun in his custody, escapes, leaving behind a trail of dead bodies, Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long gets help from a firecracker named Charity who unwittingly leads him to a cattle baron hankering for a range ...
Tabor Evans, 2006
8
Bed-Time Stories for Kids - The Ungrateful Goldsmith
Anita Gupta. Bed-Time Stories 4 Kids The Ungrateful Goldsmith Anita Gupta Once upon a time, a poor Brahmin lived in a. Page 1.
Anita Gupta
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The Ungrateful Garden
A reissuing of The Ungrateful Garden, poetry by Carolyn Kizer.
Carolyn Kizer, 1999
10
Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)
Secondly, a man may be ungrateful, because he not only omits to pay the debt of gratitude, but does the contrary. This again is sometimes a mortal and sometimes a venial sin, according to the kind of thing that is done. It must be observed, ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGRATEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ungrateful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Column: Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you
Column: Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you. See it in Print. Saved. Save Article; My Saved Items · Print Email. 2015-07-19T23:50:00Z ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Mr. President, on behalf of ungrateful nation, thanks
WASHINGTON – I've never written a column like this. Readers rarely believe it, but I am not on any political team. Generosity toward the high and mighty isn't ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
3
Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you
WASHINGTON, D.C. - I've never written a column like this. Readers rarely believe it, but I am not on any political team. Generosity toward the high and mighty ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
4
Sean Plunket cleared over Eleanor Catton 'ungrateful hua' outburst
Complaints about comments made by radio presenter Sean Plunket in which he called author Eleanor Catton an "ungrateful hua" and "traitor" have not been ... «TVNZ, Jun 15»
5
Israel's minister of culture: 'Culture scene is arrogant, hypocritical …
Culture Minister Miri Regev referred to Israel's culture scene as "arrogant, hypocritical, scheming, ungrateful" people, in an interview to the women's magazine At ... «Haaretz, Jun 15»
6
"Ungrateful" granddaughter jailed for three years and nine months …
Friday 5 June 2015. AN ungrateful granddaughter repaid family members for their kindness and hospitality by breaking into their homes and stealing from them. «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
7
Top Louisiana deputy threatens repairman, calls him 'stupid …
Top Louisiana deputy threatens repairman, calls him 'stupid, ungrateful ... Office when Chief Deputy Jerry Ursin called him a “stupid, ungrateful n****r” and ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
8
Queensland Oaks 2015: Bohemian Lily's scratching no laughing …
The long-time mates own Oaks contender Ungrateful Ellen and were hoping free running Bohemian Lilly would set up a quick tempo in Saturday's Group 1 ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
9
Incredibly ungrateful moose aims a kick at man who rescued it from …
When James Boseley spotted a moose calf tangled in a barbed wire fence, he stopped his car, got out and went to help. But after being freed from the fence, the ... «Metro, May 15»
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'Don't be ungrateful,' Turkish President Erdogan tells protesting …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told a group of workers demanding better conditions to stop being “ungrateful,” ahead of looming ... «Al-Arabiya, May 15»

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