单词 | good-for-nothingness |
释义 | > as lemmasˌgood-for-ˈnothingness ˌgood-for-ˈnothingness n. the quality or condition of being useless or worthless; esp. laziness, fecklessness, unreliability. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [noun] worthlessness1604 vileness1723 good-for-nothingness1740 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] unavailableness1548 inutility1598 disuse1628 disserviceableness1635 uselessness1641 improfitablenessa1643 unusefulness1694 good-for-nothingness1740 non-utility1775 unproductiveness1777 valuelessness1830 unprofiting1867 servicelessness1874 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness nought?a1425 nothing-worth1580 worthlessness1604 good-for-nothingness1740 scampishness1858 ne'er-do-wellism1891 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 55 They have not kept such elaborate Records of their Good-for-nothingness. 1807 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) III. 68 You may stay and be smoke-dried in London for your good-for-nothingness. 1871 Daily News 14 Feb. The chief beauty of the custom should consist in its dainty, complimentary good-for-nothingness: a Valentine should be [etc.]. 1905 Success Mag. June 411/1 I have heard much of the laziness, impertinence, and general good-for-nothingness of servants. 2011 J. Curra Relativity of Deviance (ed. 2) viii. 252 The paleness, feebleness, nervousness, and general good-for-nothingness that he saw all around him. < as lemmas |
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