naught
1 of 2pronoun
ˈnȯt 
ˈnät
ˈnät variants or less commonly nought
: nothing
Their efforts came to naught.
It was all for naught.
naught
2 of 2noun
variants or less commonly nought
1
: nothingness, nonexistence
2
: the arithmetical symbol 0 : zero, cipher
Synonyms
Noun
- aught
- cipher
- goose egg
- nil
- nothing
- o
- oh
- zero
- zilch
- zip
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Example Sentences
Noun my locker number is naught-seven-two
Recent Examples on the Web
Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 18 July 2022 Of course, all these hypotheticals could be for naught and Newgarden could be cleared to race Saturday. Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2022 Such acts of self-denial are shown to be for naught: God exhibits a blasé indifference toward suffering. Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 When Biden finally called bin Zayed last month, he was told that the time was not right, and promises from both sides to reschedule have so far come to naught. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 The second was reducing the number of bid losers—cities or countries who sometimes spent millions for naught. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 The situational dashboard reports the R naught, a value that measures spread, for the region and individual areas of it for the last seven days. Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022 All your careful tuning care will be for naught after a few days of rust on the edges. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2015 The situational dashboard reports the R naught, a value that measures spread, for the region and individual areas of it. The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2021 See More
Noun
Think of the anguish these guys go through, watching their All-Star seasons, ginormous home runs and pitching shutouts go for naught. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 18 July 2022 Of course, all these hypotheticals could be for naught and Newgarden could be cleared to race Saturday. Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2022 Such acts of self-denial are shown to be for naught: God exhibits a blasé indifference toward suffering. Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 When Biden finally called bin Zayed last month, he was told that the time was not right, and promises from both sides to reschedule have so far come to naught. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 The second was reducing the number of bid losers—cities or countries who sometimes spent millions for naught. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 The situational dashboard reports the R naught, a value that measures spread, for the region and individual areas of it for the last seven days. Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022 All your careful tuning care will be for naught after a few days of rust on the edges. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2015 The situational dashboard reports the R naught, a value that measures spread, for the region and individual areas of it. The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Pronoun and Noun
Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing — more at no, wight
First Known Use
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing naught
Kids Definition
naught 1 of 2
pronoun
variants also nought
ˈnȯt
: nothing entry 1 sense 1
Our efforts came to naught in the end.
naught
2 of 2noun
variants also nought
: zero sense 1, cipher
naughts
noun
as in zeroes
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it my locker number is naught-seven-two Synonyms & Similar Words
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