nought

== English == === Alternative forms === naught, nowt === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɔːt/ (Standard Southern British, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /noːt/ (MLE) IPA(key): /nʊt/ (US, without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /nɔt/ (US, cot–caught merger, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /nɑt/ (Canada, Eastern New England) IPA(key): /nɒt/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /nɔt/ Rhymes: -ɔːt Homophones: naught; not, knot (both cot–caught merger) === Noun === nought (plural noughts) Nothing; something which does not exist. A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === nought (obsolete) Good for nothing; worthless. Synonyms: good-for-naught, no good, valueless; see also Thesaurus:worthless Wicked, immoral. Synonyms: depraved, iniquitous, unscrupulous; see also Thesaurus:immoral === Verb === nought (third-person singular simple present noughts, present participle noughting, simple past and past participle noughted) To abase, to set at nought. === Adverb === nought To no extent; in no way; not at all. Not. === Pronoun === nought Nothing; zero. === See also === naught ought === References === “nought”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Notes: === Anagrams === hognut, hotgun, hutong == Middle English == === Alternative forms === naȝt, naught, nauȝt, nawght, nawȝt, nofte, noght, nogt, nogthe, noȝt, noth, noughte, noughtt, nouȝt, nouȝte, nouȝth, nouȝthe, nouht, noust, nout, nouth, nowght, nowȝt, nowhte, nowt naht, naut, nawiht, nohht, noht (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English nāwiht, nōwiht, from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht; equivalent to ne +‎ ought. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔu̯xt/, /nau̯xt/, /nɔxt/, /naxt/ === Pronoun === nought nothing, none ==== Descendants ==== English: nought, naught, nowt Scots: nocht, nowt Yola: noucht ==== References ==== “nought, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Adverb === nought not (negates the accompanying verb) Þei ne bileveden hire nought. ― They didn't believe her. not (to no degree, extent, or way) Þou art nought weyke. ― You aren't weak. ==== Descendants ==== English: nought, naught, nowt ==== References ==== “nought, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Adjective === nought iniquitous, wicked valueless, worthless ineffectual, depleted powerless, useless null and void, invalid (rare) unfitting, improper ==== Descendants ==== English: nought, naught Scots: nocht ==== References ==== “nought, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === nought (uncountable) nothing, nought nothingness, void (rare) evil, iniquity (rare) That which is worthless (rare) zero (number) ==== Descendants ==== English: nought, naught, nowt Scots: nocht ==== References ==== “nought, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “nought, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Conjunction === nought and not ==== References ==== “nought, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.