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    naught
    /nɔːt/

    pronoun

    • 1. nothing: archaic "he's naught but a worthless fool"

    noun

    • 1. the digit 0; nought. North American

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

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

  4. 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. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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. Definition of naught noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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