Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better than nothing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: bet-ter than noth-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.

Synonyms

better than a kick in the teeth better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

Questions

What does better than nothing mean?: Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.

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