no-account vs good-for-nothing

no-account and good-for-nothing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
no-account	Yes	Yes	No	No
good-for-nothing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, no-account and good-for-nothing are synonyms defined as:

no-account and good-for-nothing: without merit; of little or no value or use

Other synonyms of no-account include good-for-naught, meritless, no-count, no-good, sorry.

As nouns, no-account and good-for-nothing are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of no-account include goldbrick, good-for-naught, goof-off, ne'er-do-well.

no-account (noun)	good-for-nothing (noun)
an idle worthless person	an idle worthless person

no-account (adjective)	good-for-nothing (adjective)
without merit; of little or no value or use	without merit; of little or no value or use