do-naughtn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈduːnɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈduˌnɔt/,

/ˈduˌnɑt/

Forms:

α. 1500s doo-nought, 1500s– do-nought, 1800s– deeah-nowt (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– do-noht (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1800s– do-noht (English regional (Lancashire)).

β. 1600s– do-naught, 1700s doe-naught, 1800s donnaught (English regional (Yorkshire)).

γ. 1600s dow-nought, 1800s– dow-not (English regional (Yorkshire)).

δ. Scottish and English regional (northern) 1600s donnat, 1800s dannot, 1800s– dannat, 1800s– dannet, 1800s– donnet, 1800s– donnit, 1800s– donnot, 1800s– donot, 1800s– dunnot.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., nought pron., naught pron.

Etymology: In α. forms < do v. + nought pron. In β. forms < do v. + naught pron. Compare earlier do-nothing n.The γ. forms probably reflect folk-etymological association with dow v.¹, although it is possible that distinct formations have merged. Compare quot. 1788 at dow v.¹ 2, and compare also German Taugenichts (17th cent., also as Taugenicht ; 16th cent. in early modern German as tügenicht , tögenicht ), showing taugen dow v.¹ as its first element. The δ. forms reflect reduction of the second syllable.

Now chiefly English regional and archaic.

A. n.

A person who does nothing, an idler, a do-nothing; (also) a person who does no good, a good-for-nothing; spec. †the devil (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person

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lazy lizard1600

lazy-back1611

fainéant1618

nothing-do1623

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tool1699

haggis1822

lazy-boots1832

lazy-legs1838

poke1847

never-sweat1851

slob1876

bum1882

haggis bag1892

lollop1896

trouble-shirker1908

warb1933

fuck-off1948

poop-butt1967

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits i. 12 Through greefe of seeing his sonne such a doo-nought.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 218 The buzzards, the sots, and the doo-noughts.

1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. ix. xii. 243 We in this land are growing into this veine, to be crafty and proud donaughts, the child teaching the father, being it selfe reprobate to euery good worke.

1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iii. sig. H.iii^v Han yeou reeson to complayne or ay trow yeou gaffer Downought? Wa warth the day that ever I wadded a Downought.

1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 14 A Donnaught or Donnat: [i.e. Doe-naught:] Naught, good for nothing: idle persons being commonly such, Yorkshire.

a1765 W. Dunkin Poet. Wks. (1769) I. 48 And with religious ardor swore By Donaught.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 168 What's brought thee back again, thou silly donnot?

1839 G. C. Lewis Gloss. Words Herefordshire 68 Dannot, an idle girl, a do-naught.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 47 Donnot or Do-naught, a good-for-nothing person..the popular designation with reference to Satan himself.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 38 A do-nought by the fire-side.

1901 B. M. Dix Making of Christopher Ferringham i. 8 Then there were good men glad to follow after, and idle, profitless do-naughts came too!

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 380 From a child this Frank had been a donought that his father..matriculated at the university to study the mechanics.

1955 D. L. Sayers tr. Dante Purgatory 120 He..Who looks a do-naught and a task-neglecter.

1988 Jrnl. Lakeland Dial. Soc. No. 50. 17 Theere was yah laal chap at went till t'skeul was a proper laal donnot.

B. adj.

= do-nothing adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]

sweerc725

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drony1653

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thokisha1682

shammockinga1704

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nothing-doing1724

desidiose1727

lusk1775

slack-twisted1794

sweert1817

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lotus-eating1852

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sluggardly1865

lazy-boned1875

do-naught1879

easy-going1879

lazyish1892

slobbed1962

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 530/2 Children were kings in both Austrasia and Neustria; we reach the days of the ‘do-naught’ princes, the rois fainéants, and of the struggle between the mayors of Austrasia and Neustria.

1892 M. A. Howe tr. O. Reclus Bird's-eye View of World 388 From the latter part of the sixteenth century down to 1868 the mikado was nothing more than a ‘do-naught’ ruler.

2002 B. Small Just beyond Tomorrow 235 She seeks to raise troops for Your Majesty so she will not be remembered as the do-naught duchess as she has styled herself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	do-naught
释义	do-naughtn.adj. Brit. /ˈduːnɔːt/, U.S. /ˈduˌnɔt/, /ˈduˌnɑt/ Forms: α. 1500s doo-nought, 1500s– do-nought, 1800s– deeah-nowt (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– do-noht (English regional (Lincolnshire)), 1800s– do-noht (English regional (Lancashire)). β. 1600s– do-naught, 1700s doe-naught, 1800s donnaught (English regional (Yorkshire)). γ. 1600s dow-nought, 1800s– dow-not (English regional (Yorkshire)). δ. Scottish and English regional (northern) 1600s donnat, 1800s dannot, 1800s– dannat, 1800s– dannet, 1800s– donnet, 1800s– donnit, 1800s– donnot, 1800s– donot, 1800s– dunnot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., nought pron., naught pron. Etymology: In α. forms < do v. + nought pron. In β. forms < do v. + naught pron. Compare earlier do-nothing n.The γ. forms probably reflect folk-etymological association with dow v.¹, although it is possible that distinct formations have merged. Compare quot. 1788 at dow v.¹ 2, and compare also German Taugenichts (17th cent., also as Taugenicht ; 16th cent. in early modern German as tügenicht , tögenicht ), showing taugen dow v.¹ as its first element. The δ. forms reflect reduction of the second syllable. Now chiefly English regional and archaic. A. n. A person who does nothing, an idler, a do-nothing; (also) a person who does no good, a good-for-nothing; spec. †the devil (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person caynard1303 sluggard1398 luskc1420 slugc1425 truantc1449 dawa1500 hummel?a1513 rook?a1513 wallydraigle?a1513 sloven1523 dronea1529 draw latch1538 slim1548 slouk1570 do-nothing1579 bumbiea1585 do-little1586 lazybones1593 luskin1593 do-naught1594 loiter-sack1594 bed-presser1598 lazy lizard1600 lazy-back1611 fainéant1618 nothing-do1623 trivant1624 slothful1648 lolpoop1661 tool1699 haggis1822 lazy-boots1832 lazy-legs1838 poke1847 never-sweat1851 slob1876 bum1882 haggis bag1892 lollop1896 trouble-shirker1908 warb1933 fuck-off1948 poop-butt1967 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits i. 12 Through greefe of seeing his sonne such a doo-nought. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 218 The buzzards, the sots, and the doo-noughts. 1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. ix. xii. 243 We in this land are growing into this veine, to be crafty and proud donaughts, the child teaching the father, being it selfe reprobate to euery good worke. 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iii. sig. H.iii^v Han yeou reeson to complayne or ay trow yeou gaffer Downought? Wa warth the day that ever I wadded a Downought. 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 14 A Donnaught or Donnat: [i.e. Doe-naught:] Naught, good for nothing: idle persons being commonly such, Yorkshire. a1765 W. Dunkin Poet. Wks. (1769) I. 48 And with religious ardor swore By Donaught. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 168 What's brought thee back again, thou silly donnot? 1839 G. C. Lewis Gloss. Words Herefordshire 68 Dannot, an idle girl, a do-naught. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 47 Donnot or Do-naught, a good-for-nothing person..the popular designation with reference to Satan himself. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 38 A do-nought by the fire-side. 1901 B. M. Dix Making of Christopher Ferringham i. 8 Then there were good men glad to follow after, and idle, profitless do-naughts came too! 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 380 From a child this Frank had been a donought that his father..matriculated at the university to study the mechanics. 1955 D. L. Sayers tr. Dante Purgatory 120 He..Who looks a do-naught and a task-neglecter. 1988 Jrnl. Lakeland Dial. Soc. No. 50. 17 Theere was yah laal chap at went till t'skeul was a proper laal donnot. B. adj. = do-nothing adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] sweerc725 foridledc1230 idlea1300 faintc1325 recrayed1340 slewful1340 nicea1398 sleuthya1400 delicate?c1400 sleuthfulc1400 slothfulc1400 sloth1412 lurdanc1480 luskinga1500 luskish15.. droning1509 bumbard?a1513 slottery1513 desidiousa1540 lazy1549 slovening1549 truanta1550 sleuth1567 litherly1573 truantly1579 dronish1580 lubberly1580 truant-like1583 shiftless1584 sluggard1594 fat1598 lusky1604 sweatless1606 clumse1611 easeful1611 loselly1611 do-littlea1613 sluggardisha1627 pigritious1638 drony1653 murcid1656 thokisha1682 shammockinga1704 indolent1710 huddroun1721 nothing-doing1724 desidiose1727 lusk1775 slack-twisted1794 sweert1817 bone-lazya1825 lurgy1828 straight-backed1830 do-nothing1832 slobbish1833 bone idle1836 slouch1837 lotophagous1841 shammocky1841 bein1847 thoky1847 lotus-eating1852 fainéant1855 sluggardly1865 lazy-boned1875 do-naught1879 easy-going1879 lazyish1892 slobbed1962 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 530/2 Children were kings in both Austrasia and Neustria; we reach the days of the ‘do-naught’ princes, the rois fainéants, and of the struggle between the mayors of Austrasia and Neustria. 1892 M. A. Howe tr. O. Reclus Bird's-eye View of World 388 From the latter part of the sixteenth century down to 1868 the mikado was nothing more than a ‘do-naught’ ruler. 2002 B. Small Just beyond Tomorrow 235 She seeks to raise troops for Your Majesty so she will not be remembered as the do-naught duchess as she has styled herself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1594
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