- ingrate
- in|grate [ `ın,greıt ] noun count FORMALsomeone who is not grateful in the way they should be
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Ingrate — In grate (?; 277), a. [L. ingratus. See {Ingrateful}.] Ingrateful. [Obs. or Poetic] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ingrate — In grate , n. An ungrateful person. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingrate — (n.) ungrateful person, 1670s, from earlier adjective meaning unfriendly (late 14c.) also ungrateful, unthankful, from L. ingratus unpleasant, also ungrateful, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + gratus pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable (see… … Etymology dictionary
ingrate — formal or literary ► NOUN ▪ an ungrateful person. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ ungrateful. ORIGIN Latin ingratus, from in not + gratus grateful … English terms dictionary
ingrate — [in′grāt΄] adj. [ME ingrat < OFr < L ingratus, unpleasant, ungrateful < in , not + gratus, grateful: see GRACE] Obs. ungrateful n. an ungrateful person … English World dictionary
ingrate — ● ingrat, ingrate adjectif (latin ingratus, déplaisant) Dont l apparence physique n est pas agréable à l œil, qui manque de grâce : Un visage plutôt ingrat. Se dit d un terrain qui produit peu malgré le travail fourni : Un sol ingrat. Difficile,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ingrate — UK [ˈɪnɡreɪt] / US [ˈɪnˌɡreɪt] noun [countable] Word forms ingrate : singular ingrate plural ingrates formal someone who is not grateful in the way they should be … English dictionary
ingrate — noun Etymology: Latin ingratus ungrateful, from in + gratus grateful more at grace Date: 1622 an ungrateful person … New Collegiate Dictionary
ingrate — ingrately, adv. /in grayt/, n. 1. an ungrateful person. adj. 2. Archaic. ungrateful. [1350 1400; ME ingrat < L ingratus ungrateful. See IN 3, GRATEFUL] * * * … Universalium
ingrate — 1. adjective Ungrateful. 2. noun An ungrateful person … Wiktionary
ingrate — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thankless person, ungrateful person, self seeker, bounder*; see opportunist … English dictionary for students
