no-account
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9.4
- adjective
- /noʊ əˈkaʊnt/
- Offensive
:
de poca monta
- And that means the thing Madanos oxyon is going to be of no account of no value.
Examples
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The project failed because the team's effort was considered no-account compared to the resources we invested.
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Tell those who represent your state that this no-account type of outside interest mega-spending is unworthy of our national political process.
Blog text (1) -
For example, the captain of a ship might not look as good as he did if some no-account seaman had not risked his life to go below and plug the leak that was punched in the ship's hull when the captain steered to port when he should have steered to starboard.
Blog text (12) -
Despite his flashy clothes, he was just a no-account who never contributed anything of value to the team.
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In the grand scheme of things, his opinion was considered no-account and not worth discussing.
Synonyms
298
3.0
Has no value or use
88
5.6
Bad or worthless and often causing trouble
5
3.6
Not worth anything or useful
2
6.8
Not useful or worth much
1
8.9
A person or thing that others see as worthless
1
7.0
Having no value and not deserving praise
1
6.2
Of no value or use
Not useful and having little value
Not important or serious compared with other things
Antonyms
How Worthless
- Offensive
2
6.8
298
3.0
- Offensive
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9.4
104
4.1
54
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
No-account uses account in the older sense 'value' or 'importance', so it literally means 'no value'. That's why we call something no-account when it seems worthless or unimportant.