- not worth a farthing
- totally worthless, having no value whatsoever, not worth anything
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
not worth a farthing
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brass farthing — noun Something worthless or of small value. The man, as a matter of fact, under no circumstances, ever cared a brass farthing for what I or anybody else in his ship thought. Syn: plug nickel, plugged nickel See Also: not worth a brass farthing … Wiktionary
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poor — I. a. 1. Indigent, needy, necessitous, pinched, straitened. 2. Penniless, moneyless, impecunious, destitute, distressed, poverty stricken, seedy, reduced, short of money, out of money, without a penny, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the… … New dictionary of synonyms
razoo — not a brass razoo No money at all. A razoo is a non existent coin of trivial value. The origin of the term is unknown, although it is possibly a corruption of the French coin called a sou. The expression is always used in the negative We did all… … Australian idioms
Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness … English dictionary for students
Inutility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inutility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inutility inutility Sgm: N 1 uselessness uselessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 inefficacy inefficacy futility Sgm: N 1 ineptitude ineptitude inaptitude Sgm: N 1 … English dictionary for students
unimportance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insignificance Nouns 1. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, inconsequentiality, inconsequence; triviality, levity, frivolity, froth; paltriness, uselessness; disempowerment; matter… … English dictionary for students
