Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get-nothing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: get-noth-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lazy person; an idler; a layabout.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Euery get-nothing is a theefe, and lazineſſe is a ſtolen water: if the Deuill can winne thee, to plye hard this liquour, hee knowes it will whet thy ſtomach to any vice."

Etymology

From get + nothing.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

get-nothings (plural)

Synonyms

idler

Questions

What does get-nothing mean?: A lazy person; an idler; a layabout.
Where does get-nothing come from?: From get + nothing.

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