naught

== English == === Alternative forms === nought === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nôt, IPA(key): /nɔːt/ (US) enPR: nôt, IPA(key): /nɔt/ (cot–caught merger) enPR: nät, IPA(key): /nɑt/ Homophones: not, knot (cot–caught merger) Rhymes: -ɔːt === Pronoun === naught Nothing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === naught (countable and uncountable, plural naughts) (archaic) Nothingness. (chiefly US, dated) Alternative spelling of nought. ==== Derived terms ==== naughty ==== Translations ==== === Numeral === naught (archaic) Alternative spelling of nought (“zero”). ==== See also ==== aught Naughties naw negative no noot not nought nowt ought zip === References === “naught”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Pronoun === naught alternative form of nought === Adverb === naught alternative form of nought === Adjective === naught alternative form of nought === Noun === naught alternative form of nought