1. Without merit; of little or no value or use
   "He wasted his time on no-account schemes that never succeeded";
   - good-for-nothing, good-for-nought, meritless, no-count, no-good, sorry

1. An idle, lazy person who avoids work
   "The manager fired the no-account who was always slacking on the job";
   - goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], goof-off [N. Amer, informal], ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, good-for-nought

Derived forms: no-accounts

See also: worthless

Type of: bum [N. Amer, informal], deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], idler, layabout [informal], loafer, shirker [informal], slacker [informal]