English Explanatory Dictionary

ingrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ungrateful.
  2. Unfriendly; unpleasant.
noun
  1. An ungrateful or unpleasant person.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingrate.wav

Word forms

ingrate more ingrate most ingrate ingrates

Etymology

First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.

Derived words

ingrateful ingrately
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