What does do-nothing mean?
Definitions for do-nothing
dudo-noth·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word do-nothing.
Princeton's WordNet
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bumadjective
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"
do-nothing(a)adjective
characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
"a do-nothing government"
Wiktionary
do-nothingnoun
A lazy person.
ChatGPT
do-nothing
Do-nothing refers to someone who is inactive, unproductive or does not contribute effectively to a task, project, workplace or a group effort. It can also refer to a strategy or standpoint where no action is taken, often maintaining the status quo.
Webster Dictionary
Do-nothingadjective
doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Do-nothing
dōō′-nuth′ing, n. one who does nothing: a lazy or idle person: a fainéant.—ns. Do-noth′ingism, Do-noth′ingness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of do-nothing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of do-nothing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of do-nothing in a Sentence
U.S. troops stationed in South Korea are an issue regarding the alliance between South Korea and the United States. It has nothing to do with signing peace treaties.
We’re making progress, the president has been nothing but helpful on health care.
Today's family is built like a pyramid with all the intrafamilial rivalries, tensions, jealousies, angers, hatreds, loves and needs focused on the untrained, vulnerable, insecure, young, inexperienced and incompetent parental apex ... about whose incompetence our vaunted educational system does nothing.
Nothing has been spared in building this foundation, it’s an incredible organization, and it’s nationwide. And I think when you see a rollout – if you do see a rollout -- you will see that that foundation is incredibly strong.
We want to educate people so that they understand the stories we all learned in school about the first Thanksgiving are nothing but lies. Wampanoag and other Indigenous people have certainly not lived happily ever after since the arrival of the Pilgrims, to us, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning, because we remember the millions of our ancestors who were murdered by uninvited European colonists such as the Pilgrims. Today, we and many Indigenous people around the country say, ‘No Thanks, No Giving.’.
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