Meanings
adjectiveunappreciative (comparative more unappreciative, superlative most unappreciative)
comparative more unappreciative · superlative most unappreciative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot appreciative.
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adjectivenot feeling or expressing gratitude
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishappreciate
- Englishappreciative
- Englishunappreciative
From un- + appreciative.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kiittämätön, arvostamaton
- kiittämätönTranslations
- arvostamatonTranslations
French ingrat
- ingratTranslations
Māori whakangākaukore
- whakangākaukoreTranslations
Polish niewdzięczny
- niewdzięcznyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
unappreciative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappreciative
MLA
“unappreciative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappreciative. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unappreciative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappreciative.
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