no-account

no-ac·count

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noh uh-kount]
- /noʊ əˈkaʊnt/
- /nəʊ əˈkaʊnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noh uh-kount]
- /noʊ əˈkaʊnt/

Definitions of no-account word

adjective no-account worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling. 1
noun no-account a worthless person; good-for-nothing. 1
adjective no-account of little worth 1
noun no-account worthless person 1
adjective no-account A no-account person or thing is one that you consider worthless. 0
adjective no-account worthless; good-for-nothing 0

See all 9 definitions of no-account

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Origin of no-account

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for No-account

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of No-account

no-account popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for no-account

adj no-account

counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
drossy — containing dross.
in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.

adjective no-account

nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.

All 6 Synonyms of no-account