Meanings
- uncountableThe condition or state of being unthankful; ingratitude.
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This lokyng about of Jeſus, was a geſture of hym that courteouſly requyred a confeſſion of the benefite receiued. He woulde not vtter her by name, leſte he ſhoulde haue ſemed to haue hit her in the teethe, wyth the good turne he dyd her. The woman, of a womanlye ſhamefaſteneſſe, and not of any vnthankfullneſſe, helde her peace.
1549 February 10 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1548), Erasmus, “The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Gospell of Sainct Marke. The .v. Chapter.”, in Thomas Key [i.e., Thomas Caius], transl., The First Tome or Volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche, →OCLC, folios xxxix, recto – xxxix, versoSynonyms: thanklessness, unthank
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition or state of being unthankful; ingratitude.
Origin
- Middle Englishunthankfullnes
- Englishunthankfulness
From Middle English unthankfullnes, equivalent to unthankful + -ness.
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