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nought

nought
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nawt]
    • /nɔt/
    • /nɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawt]
    • /nɔt/

Definitions of nought word

  • abbreviation NOUGHT nothing. 1
  • noun nought a cipher (0); zero. 1
  • adjective nought lost; ruined. 1
  • adjective nought Archaic. worthless; useless. 1
  • adjective nought Obsolete. morally bad; wicked. 1
  • adverb nought Obsolete. not. 1

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Origin of nought

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwiht aught1

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Parts of speech for Nought

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nought popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

nought usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for nought

noun nought

  • zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • nil — nothing; naught; zero.
  • zilch — zero; nothing: The search came up with zilch.
  • nonentity — a person or thing of no importance.

adjective nought

  • nonexistent — absence of existence.
  • nihil — nil; nothing
  • none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.

Antonyms for nought

noun nought

  • capacity — The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
  • fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
  • somebody — a person of some note or importance.
  • anything — You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.

adjective nought

  • existent — Having reality or existence.
  • existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.

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