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GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does good-for-naught mean? 

GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT (noun)
  The noun GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT has 1 sense:

1. an idle worthless personplay

  Familiarity information: GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT used as a noun is very rare.


GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT (adjective)
  The adjective GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT has 1 sense:

1. without merit; of little or no value or useplay

  Familiarity information: GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An idle worthless person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

goldbrick; good-for-naught; good-for-nothing; goof-off; ne'er-do-well; no-account

Hypernyms ("good-for-naught" is a kind of...):

bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)

Derivation:

good-for-naught (without merit; of little or no value or use)


GOOD-FOR-NAUGHT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Without merit; of little or no value or use

Synonyms:

good-for-naught; good-for-nothing; meritless; no-account; no-count; no-good; sorry

Context example:

the car was a no-good piece of junk

Similar:

worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)

Derivation:

good-for-naught (an idle worthless person)


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