Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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naught . - See
naught .
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- noun See
naught .
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- noun
Nothing ; something which does notexist . - noun A thing or person of no
worth orvalue ;nil . - noun Not any
quantity ofnumber ;zero ; the score of nopoints in a game. - noun The
figure orcharacter representing, or having the shape of,zero . - adjective obsolete Good for nothing;
worthless . - adjective
Wicked ,immoral . - verb To
abase , to set at nought. - adverb To no
extent ; in no way;not at all . - adverb
Not . - pronoun Nothing; zero.
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- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm despert -- I'm despert, as far as I think of myself, but there's nought -- _nought_ -- as I wouldn't do to serve
A Girl of the People L. T. Meade 1884
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Our electronic search ended in nought but disappointment.
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(That so many promised family reunions have come to nought is indicative of how poorly, on the whole, both sets of leaders — not just the tyrants in the North — have served the Korean people.)
The illegitimate nephew of Napoleon Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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(That so many promised family reunions have come to nought is indicative of how poorly, on the whole, both sets of leaders — not just the tyrants in the North — have served the Korean people.)
Archive 2008-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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She launched the festival, and in the first year had 800 visitors, in the second year, 12,000, yes, that nought is 12,000, and now has so many people who want to come along, that they have big-screen monitors and overflow tents.
In Case of Litfest Break Glass Sharon Bakar 2005
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She launched the festival, and in the first year had 800 visitors, in the second year, 12,000, yes, that nought is 12,000, and now has so many people who want to come along, that they have big-screen monitors and overflow tents.
Archive 2005-07-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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[195] "The Hindus call the nought explicitly _ ['s] [= u] nyabindu_ 'the dot marking a blank,' and about 500 A.D. they marked it by a simple dot, which latter is commonly used in inscriptions and MSS. in order to mark a blank, and which was later converted into a small circle."
The Hindu-Arabic Numerals David Eugene Smith 1902
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He started and gazed around "Solitude!" cried he, with a faint smile; "nought is here, but Wallace and his sorrow.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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I've never heard her called nought but Bess, you see. "
The King's Daughters Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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All the previous corruption sagas have come to nought, which is partly why many Nigerians are cynical about the anti-corruption moves.
Archive 2005-10-01 uknaija 2005
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February 12, 2008