naught

UK /nɔːt/ US /nɔːt/

noun 2pron 1num 1

Definitions

pron

Nothing.

Naught can come of this, you mark my words.

Eat! Drink! Love! for all else is naught.

noun

Nothingness.

Alternative spelling of nought.

num

Alternative spelling of nought (“zero”).

ADJ.

all, alone, equal, little, old, truer

VERB + NAUGHT

came, care, come, dream, kiss, need, place, shape

NAUGHT + NOUN

ruse, weapons, zeus

PREP.

in, than, without

noun — a quantity of no importance

Naught can come of this, you mark my words.

Wiktionary

Eat! Drink! Love! for all else is naught.

Wiktionary

But that was naught to my old mate, he didn't mind at all.

Wiktionary

The shape of an egg is like the shape of a naught (0).

Tatoeba · #325216

The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

Tatoeba · #527619

He would be a very sad man, seeing his dream come to naught.

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In some senses, naught is marked as archaic, dated, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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