Do-nothing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  do-nothing \do"-noth`ing\, a.
     Doing nothing; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive;
     idle; lazy; -- of people; as, a do-nothing policy.
     [prenominal]
  
     Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose,


          shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  do-nothing \do-nothing\ n.
     person who does no work.
  
     Syn: idler, loafer, layabout, bum, ne'er-do-well,
          good-for-nothing.
          [WordNet 1.5] Do-nothingism

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  do-nothing
       adj : characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a
             goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing
             government" [syn: {do-nothing(a)}]
       n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer},
            {layabout}, {bum}]