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- Dictionarynaught/nɔːt/
pronoun
- 1. nothing: archaic "he's naught but a worthless fool"
noun
- 1. the digit 0; nought. North American
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[ U ] old use or literary (also nought) nothing: All our efforts were for naught. All their plans came to naught (= did not achieve anything). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Something, anything, nothing, and everything. across-the-board. anything. aught. bazillion. bupkis. fresh. matter. nil. none. not a dicky bird idiom.
1. : nothingness, nonexistence. 2. : the arithmetical symbol 0 : zero, cipher. Synonyms. Noun. aught. cipher. goose egg. nil. nothing.
noun. archaic. nought. set at naught. adverb. archaic. not at all. it matters naught. adjective. obsolete. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of naught 1. before 900; Middle English; Old English nauht, nāwiht ( nā no 1 + wiht thing). See nought, wight 1, whit. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of naught 1.
naught in British English. (nɔːt ) noun. 1. archaic or literary. nothing or nothingness; ruin or failure. 2. a variant spelling (esp US) of nought. 3. See set at naught. adverb.
Naught is a word for nothing that is used in specific ways, usually when a project or effort comes to naught. Definitions of naught. noun. a quantity of no importance. “it was all for naught ”. synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo. see more.
Definition of naught noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ U, C ] uk / nɔːt / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. old-fashioned (also nought) nothing. US (UK nought) the number 0. (Definition of naught from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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. adv. archaic or literary not at all: it matters naught. adj. obsolete worthless, ruined, or wicked.
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The Theban rulers decreed that only Eteocles should receive the honour of burial, but the decree was set at naught by Antigone, the sister of Polyneices. Thus the highest idea is that of goodness; things are, only if they are good; being without well-being is naught. More Sentences.
