nought
[ nawt ]
/ nɔt /
noun, adjective, adverb
Origin of nought
before 900; Middle English; Old English
nōht, contraction of
nōwiht, equivalent to
ne not +
ōwiht
aught1
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nought
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Definition for nought (2 of 2)
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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH naught
naught noughtExample sentences from the Web for nought
British Dictionary definitions for nought (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for nought (2 of 2)
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 all
it 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
Idioms and Phrases with nought
naught
see come to nothing (naught).