none

UK /nʌn/ US /nʌn/

pron 3adv 3noun 3det 1

Definitions

pron

Not any of a given number or group.

None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.

None of this meat tastes right.

Not any of a given number or group.

None of those people is my father.

Not any of a given number or group.

None of those people are my parents. None shall pass.

Alas, none of these people were writing the reviews.

det

Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h)

Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

the foles toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them.

adv

To no extent, in no way.

I felt none the worse for my recent illness.

my lack of education hasn't hurt me none

Not at all, not very.

He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.

We could hear none too well from the back.

No, not.

Collocations

ADJ.

acceptable, better, english, good, other, spare, true, worse

We had none of the better options available, so we made do with what we had.

VERB + NONE

felt, master, resemble

She felt none of the excitement that her friends seemed to share about the concert.

NONE + NOUN

business, class, day, gods, jar, lasses, less, meat

She opened the jar but found none left inside.

PREP.

from, in, than, with

She had none of her mother's patience with difficult customers.

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Idioms & Phrases

Buckley's and none

A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.

jack of all trades, master of none

A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

bar none

Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

The best tiramisu I've ever tasted, bar none.

none of someone's business

A matter (especially a private or personal one) that someone is not entitled to be involved in or informed about.

He asked what I was talking to Sam about. I told him it was none of his business.

there are none so blind as those who will not see

Understanding cannot be forced on someone who chooses to be ignorant.

“There is no defense against the will of God. This has been coming. I have seen the signs. There are those here that I have told, but there are none so blind as those who will not

Example Bank

None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.

Wiktionary

None of this meat tastes right.

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There were many but now there are none.

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Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

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the foles toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them.

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None lasses were in the dunces' row. If one had been there people would have looked at her and felt sorry but not boys.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, none is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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