no-count

Questions about no-count

What does no-count mean?

no-count means "without merit; of little or no value or use".

How many syllables are in no-count?

no-count has 2 syllables and divides as no--count under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for no-count?

Close synonyms include good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-good. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is no-count a common word?

no-count is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.