Definitions for nought

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Spelling: [nawt]

IPA: /nɔt/

Nought is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in nought (ghnotu).

Definitions for nought

noun

1. nothing.
2. a cipher (0); zero.

Idioms

1. come to naught, to come to nothing; be without result or fruition; fail.
2. set at naught, to regard or treat as of no importance; disdain:

adverb

1. Obsolete. not.

adjective

1. lost; ruined.
2. Archaic. worthless; useless.
3. Obsolete. morally bad; wicked.

noun, adjective, adverb

1. naught.

Origin of nought

before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwiht aught¹

Examples for nought

The castle is taken and on fire, the seneschal is slain, and there is nought left for us.

She then takes me to task for using the word "ought" instead of "nought."

Why should we tarry any longer to see everything moiled and set at nought?

I said nought to him, for I trow thou wouldst not have him know thy plight!

"But nought have I to pay thee with, good fellow," quoth the Tinker.

We had best take our prisoner into camp, since we can do nought here.'

Sink me, if they shall fight with nought but cold water in them.'

He took sabbatarianism as a type of the things that should be set at nought.

I rely upon your niece's truth and honour, and set your influence at nought.

And nought else did I feel or think, I lived but just enough to be a flower at your feet.