Profitless vs Frivolous - What's the difference?
profitless | frivolous | Related terms |
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]:
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
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* Factcheck.org[http://www.factcheck.org/article133.html]:
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
In litigation, a lawsuit filed by a party who is aware the claim is without merit and has no reasonable prospect of success because of a lack of supporting legal or factual basis.
Profitless is a related term of frivolous.
As adjectives the difference between profitless and frivolous
is that profitless is not yielding profit while frivolous is silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.profitless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I pray thee, cease thy counsel,
- Which falls into mine ears as profitless
- As water in a sieve...
frivolous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.