English Explanatory Dictionary

naught

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. Nothing.
noun
  1. Nothingness.
  2. Alternative spelling of nought.
num
  1. Alternative spelling of nought (“zero”).

Pronunciation

nôt /nɔːt/ /nɔt/ nät /nɑt/ en-us-naught.ogg

Word forms

naught nought naughts

Etymology

From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (“nothing, naught”). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne + aught.

Related words

aught Naughties naw negative no noot not nought nowt ought zip

Derived words

aleph-naught bring to naught come to naught do-naught fearnaught good-for-naught more often than naught set at naught naughty
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