naught

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Etymology[edit]

From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (nothing, naught). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne +‎ aught.

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Pronoun[edit]

naught

  1. Nothing.
    Naught can come of this, you mark my words.
    • 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 56:
      My day starts where yesterday's had finished - at St Pancras, only this time on Thameslink and the subterranean station I first visited when it was naught but an empty box. Now it's a vital cross-London interchange.

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Noun[edit]

naught (countable and uncountable, plural naughts)

  1. (archaic) Nothingness.
  2. (chiefly US, old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought

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naught

  1. (chiefly US, old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought

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Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

naught

  1. Alternative form of nought

Adverb[edit]

naught

  1. Alternative form of nought

Adjective[edit]

naught

  1. Alternative form of nought

Noun[edit]

naught

  1. Alternative form of nought