nought

[ nawt ]
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noun, adjective, adverb

Origin of nought

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwihtaught1

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How to use nought in a sentence

  • If the capital letter S were cut into two parts, and the bottom half attached to the top half, it would make a nought .

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • It was a curious chapter of accidents that brought all these well laid plans to nought.

  • Fortune had favoured me far above my expectations, and I saw nought before me but a career of distinction under my new master.

    Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
  • Between the two on the hills is the great camp which any force can hold, but nought but a great one can storm.

    A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
  • After that the men of Gerent who were with them at the camp cared nought for their strange leader.

    A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for nought

nought

/ (nɔːt) /


nounAlso: naught, ought, aught
  1. the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering

noun, adjective, adverb
  1. a variant spelling of naught

Origin of nought

1
Old English nōwiht, from ne not, no + ōwiht something; see whit

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