nought
[ nawt ]
/ nɔt /
noun, adjective, adverb
RELATED WORDS
nil, nobody, nonentity, none, nix, zero, nothing, naught, nihil, love, aught, nadir, zip, bottom, scratch, oblivion, cipher, zilch, blank, void
Nearby words
- notwithstanding,
- nouadhibou,
- nouakchott,
- nougat,
- nougatine,
- noughties,
- noughts and crosses,
- noughts-and-crosses,
- noumenal,
- noumenally
Origin of nought
before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwiht aught1
naught
or nought
[ nawt ]
/ nɔt /
noun
a cipher (0); zero.
adjective
lost; ruined.
Archaic. worthless; useless.
Obsolete. morally bad; wicked.
adverb
Obsolete. not.
Origin of naught
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nought
/ (nɔːt) /
noun Also: naught, ought, aught
the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering
noun, adjective, adverb
a variant spelling of naught
Word Origin for nought
Old English nōwiht, from ne not, no + ōwiht something; see whit
naught
/ (nɔːt) /
noun
archaic, or literary nothing or nothingness; ruin or failure
a variant spelling (esp US) of nought
set at naught to have disregard or scorn for; disdain
adverb
archaic, or literary not at allit matters naught
adjective
obsolete worthless, ruined, or wicked
Word Origin for naught
Old English nāwiht, from nā no 1 + wiht thing, person; see wight 1, whit
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naught
see come to nothing (naught).
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