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- [noh goo d]
- /noʊ gʊd/
- /nəʊ ɡʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh goo d]
- /noʊ gʊd/
Definitions of no good words
- adjective no good morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 1
- adjective no good satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree: a good teacher; good health. 1
- adjective no good of high quality; excellent. 1
- adjective no good right; proper; fit: It is good that you are here. His credentials are good. 1
- adjective no good well-behaved: a good child. 1
- adjective no good kind, beneficent, or friendly: to do a good deed. 1
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Origin of no good
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10
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Parts of speech for No good
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
no good popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% 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.
no good usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for no good
adj no good
- butter-fingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
noun no good
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- faineant — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- insolvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- lumpy — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
adjective no good
- dud — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- garbage — discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.