ingrateful

Meanings

• adjective

  Unappreciative; showing a lack of gratitude or thanks.

  - "Despite all her mother had done for her, she remained uningrateful."
  - "The ingrateful child refused to apologize for breaking the vase."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ingrateful
hateful , ungrateful

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Variants

List of all variants of ingrateful that leads to same result
ungrateful , ungratefully , ungratefulness , ungratefulnesses

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Etymology

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Middle English: from Old French ingrat, ungrateful, from in- 'not' + gratus 'thankful'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'ingrate' was used in medieval Europe to refer to someone who had been granted a favor but failed to show gratitude.

2. In ancient Greece, an ingrate was considered to be someone who had been given a gift but failed to reciprocate.

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Related Concepts

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1. gratitude: A feeling of appreciation or thanks.

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How to Memorize "ingrateful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who constantly complains and never shows appreciation. This person is uningrateful.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ingrateful' with the image of a person who never says 'thank you'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Unappreciative Individuals Never Thank' to remember the definition of 'ingrateful'.

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