EGAVE

nought

About 0.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
  2. noun Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
    0.335 cm is nought/zero point three three five of a centimeter.
  3. noun The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
  4. adjective Good for nothing; worthless.
  5. adjective Wicked, immoral.
  6. verb To abase, to set at nought.
  7. adverb To no extent; in no way; not at all.
  8. adverb Not.

Similar words

zero cypher cipher naught nothing anything scratch nada knowest zilch

Often followed by

but to of the else in by and for

Word family

naught noughts

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