INGRATITUDE

ingratitude, ungratefulness

(noun) a lack of gratitude

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ingratitude (usually uncountable, plural ingratitudes)

A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

Antonym: gratitude

Source: Wiktionary


In*grat"i*tude, n. Etym: [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate.]

Definition: Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness. Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend. Shak. Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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