puerile &c. (foolish) 499; airy, shallow; weak &c. 160; powerless &c. 158; frivolous, petty, niggling; piddling, peddling; fribble[obs3], inane, ridiculous, farcical; finical, finikin[obs3]; fiddle-faddle, fingle-fangle[obs3], namby-pamby, wishy-washy, milk and water.
     poor, paltry, pitiful; contemptible &c. (contempt) 930; sorry, mean,
meager, shabby, miserable, wretched, vile, scrubby, scrannel[obs3], weedy, niggardly, scurvy, putid[obs3], beggarly, worthless, twopennyhalfpenny, cheap, trashy, catchpenny, gimcrack, trumpery; one-horse [U.  S.]. 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 &c. n.;1 beneath notice, unworthy of notice, beneath regard, unworthy of regard, beneath consideration, unworthy of consideration; de lana caprina[It][obs3]; vain &c. (useless) 645.

     Adv. slightly &c. adj.; rather, somewhat, pretty well, tolerably. for
aught one cares. 
     Int. no matter! pish! tush! tut! pshaw! pugh! pooh, pooh-pooh! fudge!
bosh! humbug! fiddlestick[obs3], fiddlestick end[obs3]! fiddlededee! never mind! n’importe[Fr]! 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[Lat]; le jeu ne vaut pas la
chandelle[Fr]; it matters not, it does not signify; it is of no consequence, it is of no importance; elephantus non capit murem[Lat]; tempete dans un verre d’eau[Fr].

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     #644.  Utility. —­ N. utility; usefulness &c. adj.; efficacy,
efficiency, adequacy; service, use, stead, avail; help &c. (aid) 707; applicability &c. adj.; subservience &c. (instrumentality) 631; function &c. (business) 625; value; worth &c. (goodness) 648; money’s worth; productiveness &c. 168; cui bono &c. (intention) 620[Lat]; utilization &c. (use) 677 step in the right direction.
     common weal; commonwealth public good, public interest; utilitarianism
&c. (philanthropy) 910. 
     V. be useful &c. adj.; avail, serve; subserve &c. (be instrumental to)
631; conduce &c. (tend) 176; answer, serve one’s turn, answer a purpose, serve a purpose.
     act a part &c. (action) 680; perform a function, discharge a function
&c.; render a service, render good service, render yeoman’s service; bestead[obs3], stand one in good stead be the making of; help &c. 707.
     bear fruit &c. (produce) 161; bring grist to the mill; profit,
remunerate; benefit &c. (do good) 648.
     find one’s account in, find one’s advantage in; reap the benefit of
&c. (be better for) 658. render useful &c. (use) 677. 
     Adj. useful; of use &c. n.; serviceable, proficuous|, good for;
subservient &c. (instrumental) 631.; conducive &c. (tending) 176; subsidiary &c. (helping) 707.
     advantageous &c. (beneficial) 648; profitable, gainful, remunerative,