unthankfulnessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈθaŋkf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈθæŋkfəlnəs/ Ingratitude. Very frequent from c1550 to c1650.
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the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [noun]
ingratitude1340
unkindnessa1393
slowfulness1484
unthankfulnessc1500
ingratuity1528
ungratitude1548
ingratefulness1570
thanklessness1583
ungratefulnessa1586
c1500 in Asloan MS. (S.T.S.) II. 220 Vnthankfulness of man thrillit his [sc. Christ's] hart.
1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 102 b Suche should suffer death as felons, whiche were found faultie with vnthankfulnesse.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 89 Without great vnthankefulnesse..he could not have beene questioned upon this weake ground.
a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ii. 28 The Spirits withdrawing of himself from men..proportionably to mens unthankfulnes, neglect, and opposition to him.
1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) v. 173 When surfeit or unthankfulness destroys..our solid joys.
1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iv. ix. 563 If the proposed relief be given, it is of course received with unthankfulness.
1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal viii. 145 For pride will in thy doings lurk, And in thine heart unthankfulness.
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