thing of nought: a mere nothing; a person or thing of no worth or value. Now archaic.
| 单词 | θ131713 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant (381) thing of noughtc1425 thing of nought: a mere nothing; a person or thing of no worth or value. Now archaic. nothing such1579 no (†none) such adj., rarely †no such a; absolute or as pronoun now only none such (cf. none such, no… No great; adverb qualifying as adjective… of nothing1583 of nothing: of no account, worthless. Now rare. nullitya1591 A mere nothing; a thing of no importance, significance, or worth. O1608 The figure or symbol zero, 0; nought; (hence) a cipher, a mere nothing. ciphera1616 figurative. of things. zero1650 A person of no importance or consequence; a worthless or insignificant person; a nobody, a nonentity. Cf. cipher, n. 2a. flinga1661 In various uses. used to express: A thing of no importance. leather and prunella1734 leather and prunella: an expression for something to which one is utterly indifferent. small change1822 In figurative and extended uses. minus quantity1843 a quantity which is negative or preceded by a minus sign; (chiefly colloquial) something insignificant or negligible; a liability, a disadvantage. nuthin'1843 = nothing, pron. n. nothingburger1953 A person or thing of no importance, value, or substance. Now esp.: something which, contrary to expectations, turns out to be insignificant or… Subcategories:— collect (2) — types of (2) — condition of (1) — of little importance or trivial (109) — subsidiary (8) — of secondary importance (7) — unessential (6) — of less importance (2) — not worth considering (4) — of little worth (39) — worthless (103) — insubstantial (72) — paltry, mean, or contemptible (13) |
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