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early 15c., from Latin ignominiosus "disgraceful, shameful," from ignominia "disgrace, infamy, loss of a (good) name," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + nomen (genitive nominis) "name" (from PIE root *no-men- "name").
The earliest known use of the adjective ungrateful is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for ungrateful is from 1553, in a translation by John Brende. ungrateful is formed within English, by derivation.
19 paź 2017 · "ungrateful person," 1670s, from earlier adjective meaning "unfriendly," also "ungrateful, unthankful" (14c.), from Latin ingratus "unpleasant, disagreeable," also "ungrateful, unthankful," and "thankless, unprofitable," from in-"not" (see in-(1)) + gratus "pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable" (from suffixed form of PIE root *gwere-(2) "to favor").
15 paź 2024 · ingratitude. (n.) mid-14c., from Old French ingratitude "ungratefulness" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin ingratitudinem (nominative ingratitudo) "unthankfulness," noun of quality from Latin ingratus "ungrateful" (see ingrate). An Old English word for "ingratitude" was unþanc "unthank."
If you describe someone as ungrateful, you are criticizing them for not showing thanks or for being unkind to someone who has helped them or done them a favor.
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Definition of ungrateful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
