N. inexistence, nonexistence, nonsubsistence, # nonentity,
nil, negativeness,
nullity,
nihility,
nihilism, tabula rasa,
blank,
abeyance, absence, no such thing, nonbeing, nothingness,
oblivion,
annihilation,
extinction,
extinguishment,
extirpation,
nirvana,
obliteration V. not exist, have no existence, be null and void, cease to exist, pass away, perish, be extinct, become extinct, die out, disappear, melt away,
dissolve, leave not a rack behind, go, be no more, die,
annihilate, render null,
nullify,
abrogate, destroy, take away, remove,
obliterate,
extirpate Adj. inexistent,
nonexistent, negative,
blank, missing, omitted, absent, insubstantial,
shadowy,
spectral,
visionary, unreal, potential,
virtual, baseless, in nubibus, unsubstantial,
vain, unborn, uncreated,
unbegotten, unconceived, unproduced, unmade, perished,
annihilated,
&c. v, extinct, exhausted, gone, lost,
vanished, departed, gone with the wind,
defunct,
fabulous, ideal,
supposititious Adv. negatively, virtually
Phr. non ens, 2, being, in the concrete
N. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness,
immateriality,
triviality,
levity,
frivolity,
paltriness, poverty, smallness, vanity, matter of indifference, no object, nothing, nothing to signify, nothing worth speaking of, nothing particular, nothing to boast of, nothing to speak of, small matter, no great matter, trifling matter, mere joke, mere nothing, hardly anything, scarcely anything,
nonentity, small beer,
cipher, no great shakes, peu de chose, child's play, kinderspiel,
toy,
plaything,
popgun, paper pellet,
gimcrack,
gewgaw,
bauble,
trinket,
bagatelle, rickshaw,
knickknack, whim-wham,
trifle, "trifles light as air", yankee notions,
trumpery,
trash,
rubbish, stuff, fatras,
frippery, "leather or prunello",
chaff,
drug, froth bubble smoke,
cobweb,
weed, refuse,
scum,
joke,
jest, snap of the fingers,
fudge,
fiddlestick, fiddlestick end, pack of nonsense, mere farce, straw, pin, fig,
button,
rush,
bulrush,
feather, halfpenny,
farthing, brass farthing,
doit,
peppercorn,
jot,
rap, pinch of snuff, old son, cent, mill,
picayune,
pistareen, red cent,
minutiae, details, minor details, small fry, dust in the balance, feather in the scale, drop in the ocean,
flea-bite,
molehill, nine days' wonder, ridiculus mus, flash in the pan, much ado about nothing
V. be unimportant, not matter, go for nothing, matter nothing, signify nothing, matter little, matter little or nothing, not matter a straw, make light of, catch at straws
Adj. unimportant, of little account, of small account, of no account, of little importance, of no importance, immaterial, unessential, nonessential, indifferent, subordinate,
mediocre, passable, fair, respectable,
tolerable,
commonplace, uneventful, mere, common, ordinary, inconsiderable,
so-so, insignificant,
inappreciable, trifling,
trivial, slight, slender, light,
flimsy,
frothy, idle,
puerile,
airy, shallow, weak, powerless,
frivolous, petty,
niggling,
piddling,
peddling,
fribble,
inane,
ridiculous,
farcical,
finical,
finikin,
fiddle-faddle, fingle- fangle,
namby-pamby,
wishy-washy, milk and water, poor,
paltry,
pitiful, contemptible,
sorry, mean,
meager,
shabby,
miserable,
wretched,
vile,
scrubby,
scrannel,
weedy,
niggardly,
scurvy,
putid,
beggarly, worthless, twopennyhalfpenny,
cheap,
trashy,
catchpenny,
gimcrack,
trumpery,
one-horse, not worth the pains, not worth while, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, not worth a thought, not worth a curse, not worth a straw, 1 beneath notice, unworthy of notice, beneath regard, unworthy of regard, beneath consideration, unworthy of consideration, de lana caprina,
vain Adv. slightly, rather, somewhat, pretty well, tolerably, for aught one cares
Int. no matter,
pish,
tush,
tut,
pshaw,
pugh,
pooh,
pooh-pooh,
fudge,
bosh,
humbug,
fiddlestick, fiddlestick end, fiddlededee, never mind, n'importe, what signifies it, what boots it, what of it, what of that, what matter, what's the odds, a fig for' stuff and nonsense, stuff, nonsense, phr, magno conatu magnas nugas, le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, it matters not, it does not signify, it is of no consequence, it is of no importance, elephantus non capit murem, tempete dans un verre d'eau
N. inutility, uselessness,
inefficacy,
futility,
ineptitude,
inaptitude, unsubservience,
inadequacy, inefficiency,
&c. (incompetence) 158,
unskillfulness, disservice, unfruitfulness &c.(unproductiveness), 169, labor in vain, labor lost, labor of sisyphus, lost trouble, lost labor, work of penelope, sleeveless errand, wild goose chase, mere farce,
tautology,
supererogation, vanitas vanitatum, vanity,
inanity,
worthlessness,
nugacity,
triviality, caput mortuum, waste paper, dead letter, blunt tool,
litter,
rubbish,
junk,
lumber, odds and ends, cast-off clothes, button top,
shoddy, rags,
orts,
trash, refuse,
sweepings, scourings, offscourings, waste,
rubble,
debris,
detritus,
stubble, leavings, broken meat,
dregs, weeds, tares, rubbish heap, dust hole, rudera, deads, fruges consumere natus
V. be useless, go a begging, fail, seek after impossibilities, strive after impossibilities, use vain efforts, labor in vain, roll the stone of sisyphus, beat the air, lash the waves, battre l'eau avec un baton, donner un coup d'epee dans l'eau, fish in the air, milk the ram, drop a bucket into an empty well, sow the sand, bay the moon, preach to the winds, speak to the winds, whistle jigs to a milestone, kick against the pricks, se battre contre des moulins, lock the stable door when the steed is stolen, lock the barn door after the horse is stolen, hold a farthing candle to the sun, cast pearls before swine, carry coals to newcastle, wash a blackamoor white, render useless,
dismantle, dismast, dismount,
disqualify, disable,
unrig,
cripple,
lame, spike guns, clip the wings, put out of gear
Adj. useless,
inutile,
inefficacious,
futile,
unavailing,
bootless,
inoperative, inadequate, inservient|, unsubservient,
inept, inefficient, of no avail,
ineffectual, incompetent, "stale, flat and unprofitable",
superfluous,
dispensable, thrown away,
abortive, worthless, valueless, priceless, unsalable, not worth a straw dear at any price,
vain, empty,
inane, gainless, profitless, fruitless, unserviceable, unprofitable, ill-spent, unproductive,
hors de combat,
effete, past work, obsolete, fit for the dust hole, good for nothing, of no earthly use, not worth having, not worth powder and shot, leading to no end, uncalled for, unnecessary, unneeded
Adv. uselessly, to little purpose, to no purpose, to little or no purpose
Int. cui bono?, what's the good, phr, actum ne agas, chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin, tanto buon che val niente
N. indifference,
neutrality, coldness,
anaphrodisia,
unconcern,
insouciance,
nonchalance, want of interest, want of earnestness,
anorexy,
anorexia,
inappetency,
apathy,
supineness,
disdain,
recklessness, inattention,
anaphrodisiac,
antaphrodisiac, lust-quencher, passion- queller
V. be indifferent, stand neuter, take no interest in, have no desire for, have no taste for, have no relish for, not care for, care nothing for, care nothing about, not care a straw about, not care a fig for, not care a whit about, not mind, set at naught,
spurn Adj. indifferent, cold,
frigid,
lukewarm, cool, cool as a cucumber, unconcerned,
insouciant,
phlegmatic,
pococurante, easygoing, devil- may-care, careless, listless,
lackadaisical,
half-hearted, unambitious,
unaspiring, undesirous,
unsolicitous, unattracted,
aloof, unapproachable, remote, uncaring, unattractive,
unalluring, undesired, undesirable, uncared for, unwished, unvalued, all one to,
insipid,
vain Adv. for aught one cares
Phr. i couldn't care less, i could care less, anything will do, es macht nichts
Int. never mind, who cares? whatever you like, whatever
N. vanity,
conceit,
conceitedness,
self-conceit,
self-complacency,
self-confidence,
self-sufficiency,
self-esteem, self- love, self-approbation,
self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation,
self-gratulation,
self-applause,
self-admiration,
amour propre,
selfishness, airs, affected manner, pretensions,
mannerism,
egotism,
priggism, priggishness,
coxcombry,
gaudery,
vainglory,
elation, pride,
ostentation, assurance, vox et praeterea nihil, cheval de bataille, coxcomb sir oracle
V. be vain, be vain of, pique oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, have too high an opinion of oneself, have an overweening opinion of oneself, have too high an opinion of one's talents, blind oneself as to one's own merit, not think small beer of oneself, not think vin ordinaire of oneself, put oneself forward, fish for compliments, give oneself airs,
boast, render vain, inspire with vanity,
inflate, puff up, turn up, turn one's head
Adj. vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock,
conceited,
overweening,
pert, forward,
vainglorious,
high-flown,
ostentatious, puffed up, inflated,
flushed,
self-satisfied,
self-confident,
self-sufficient,
self-flattering,
self-admiring, self-applauding,
self-glorious, self-opinionated, entente, wise in one's own conceit,
pragmatical, overwise,
pretentious,
priggish,
egotistic,
egotistical,
soi-disant,
arrogant,
unabashed,
unblushing,
unconstrained,
unceremonious, free and easy
Adv. vainly
Phr. "how we apples swim!", "prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk"
