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nought

Pronunciation: /nɔːt/

The English word “nought” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
  2. Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
  3. The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.

adjective

  1. Good for nothing; worthless.
  2. Wicked, immoral.

verb

  1. To abase, to set at nought.

adverb

  1. To no extent; in no way; not at all.
  2. Not.

pronoun

  1. Nothing; zero.

Etymology

From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not.

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