naught
pronoun
- nothing, not anything
adjective
- non-existent
noun
- non-existence, nothingness
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nɔːt/ / /noːt/ / /nɔt/
noun
Etymology: 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.
- Nothingness.
- Alternative spelling of nought.
num
Etymology: 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.
- Alternative spelling of nought (“zero”).
pron
Etymology: 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.
- Nothing.
“Naught can come of this, you mark my words.”
“Eat! Drink! Love! for all else is naught.”