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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNAUGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    All their plans came to naught (= did not achieve anything). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Something, anything, nothing, and everything

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › naughtNaught Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : nothingness, nonexistence. 2. : the arithmetical symbol 0 : zero, cipher. Synonyms. Noun. aught. cipher. goose egg. nil. nothing.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › naughtnaught - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 27, 2024 · 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.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAUGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: 1. archaic or literary nothing or nothingness; ruin or failure 2. → a variant spelling (esp US) of nought 3. → See.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › naughtNAUGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › naughtNaught - definition of naught by The Free Dictionary

    1. archaic or literary nothing or nothingness; ruin or failure. 2. (Mathematics) a variant spelling (esp US) of nought. 3. 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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › naughtNaught - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › naughtNaught Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. Nonexistence; nothingness. American Heritage. Nothing. Webster's New World. Nought. Webster's New World. The figure 0; a cipher; a zero. American Heritage. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) ( now rare or archaic in US, Canada) Zero. Yet another naught on the scoreboard for the home team. Wiktionary. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms:

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNAUGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    NAUGHT definition: 1. nothing 2. the number 0. Learn more.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › naughtnaught - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    adv. archaic or literary not at all: it matters naught. adj. obsolete worthless, ruined, or wicked.