ingrate

in·grate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-greyt]
- /ˈɪn greɪt/
- /ˈɪŋ.ˌɡret/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-greyt]
- /ˈɪn greɪt/

Definitions of ingrate word

noun ingrate an ungrateful person. 1
adjective ingrate Archaic. ungrateful. 1
noun ingrate an ungrateful person 0
adjective ingrate ungrateful 0
adjective ingrate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (poetic) Ungrateful. 0
adjective ingrate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (1700s) Unpleasant, unfriendly. 0

See all 6 definitions of ingrate

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Origin of ingrate

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English ingrat < Latin ingrātus ungrateful. See in-3, grateful

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Parts of speech for Ingrate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ingrate

ingrate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for ingrate

noun ingrate

bounder — If you call a man a bounder, you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way.
self-seeker — a person who seeks his or her own interest or selfish ends.

adjective ingrate

ungrateful — unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or recompense for benefits conferred: ungrateful heirs.

All 3 Synonyms of ingrate