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单词 ne'er-do-well
释义

ne'er-do-well

noun

ˈner-du̇-ˌwel How to pronounce ne'er-do-well (audio)
: an idle worthless person
ne'er-do-well adjective

Synonyms

  • bum
  • derelict
  • do-nothing
  • good-for-nothing
  • no-account
  • no-good
  • no-goodnik
  • slacker
  • vagrant
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ne'er-do-well

noun

ˈner-du̇-ˌwel
: a worthless person who will not work

ne'er-do-well 1 of 2

adjective

as in good-for-nothing
having no ambition, success, or value to society the ne'er-do-well denizens of a seedy bar near the docks

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • good-for-nothing
  • shiftless
  • lazy
  • worthless
  • slothful
  • no-good
  • idle
  • indolent
  • unambitious
  • useless
  • no-account

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • industrious
  • ambitious
  • diligent
  • enterprising

ne'er-do-well

2 of 2

noun

as in bum
an idle worthless person the local ne'er-do-wells seem to hang out on the street corners at all hours of the day and night

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bum
  • hobo
  • derelict
  • beggar
  • slacker
  • good-for-nothing
  • no-goodnik
  • vagrant
  • dodger
  • no-account
  • drifter
  • transient
  • no-good
  • tramp
  • down-and-outer
  • vagabond
  • urchin
  • shirker
  • roamer
  • do-nothing
  • sundowner
  • panhandler
  • idler
  • ragamuffin
  • goldbrick
  • waif
  • indigent
  • sluggard
  • slug
  • loafer
  • lazybones
  • pauper
  • down-and-out
  • slouch
  • drone
  • gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • success
  • winner
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