nought
English
/nɔːt/
noun
Definitions
- Nothing; something which does not exist.
- A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
- (UK) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
- (UK) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nought inherited from Old English nōwiht.
Origin
Old English
nōwiht
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dread English
- dreadnought English
- noughth English
- noughties English
- pre-dreadnought English
- superdreadnought English
- dreadnought Italian
- дредноут Russian
- nāwiht Old English
- nōwiht Old English
- ne Middle English
- nought Middle English
- ought Middle English
- nocht Scots