Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unthankful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: un-thank-ful
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not thankful; ungrateful.

Example Sentences

"Guido has made me fanciful. I am unthankful for the good which has really fallen to our share. Henriette is very, very kind—how glad I ought to be of such powerful protection!"

Etymology

From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unthankful, unþancful

Inflected Forms

more unthankful (comparative) most unthankful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unthankfulness unthankfully

Synonyms

ungrateful thankless

Questions

What does unthankful mean?: Not thankful; ungrateful.
Where does unthankful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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