Ingrate Definition
ĭngrāt
ingrates
noun
ingrates
An ungrateful person.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- bounder
- self-seeker
- ungrateful person
- thankless person
- thankless wretch
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adjective
Ungrateful.
Webster's New World
(obsolete, 1700s) Unpleasant, unfriendly.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Ingrate
Noun
Singular:
ingrate
Plural:
ingratesOrigin of Ingrate
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From Middle English ingrat ungrateful from Old French from Latin ingrātus in- not in–1 grātus pleasing, thankful gwerə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”).
From Wiktionary
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