Insignificant vs Profitless - What's the difference?
insignificant | profitless | Related terms |
Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
not yielding profit
* 1600 , Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing , [http://books.google.com/books?id=2Bs-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=profitless+shakespeare+much+ado+about+nothing&source=bl&ots=v6uUj5WO9y&sig=S9PwJ9Pr2ZPnHLa19vMJ3-cWXkg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TGl1UO_rCuGSyQHY5ICADg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=profitless%20shakespeare%20much%20ado%20about%20nothing&f=false]:
As adjectives the difference between insignificant and profitless
is that insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect while profitless is not yielding profit.insignificant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* significantDerived terms
* insignificance * insignificantlyprofitless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I pray thee, cease thy counsel,
- Which falls into mine ears as profitless
- As water in a sieve...