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naught
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1naught

pronoun \ˈnȯt, ˈnät\

Definition of NAUGHT

: nothing <efforts came to naught>
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Variants of NAUGHT

naught also nought \ˈnȯt, ˈnät\

Origin of NAUGHT

Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing — more at no, wight
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with NAUGHT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

2naught

noun

Definition of NAUGHT

1
: nothingness, nonexistence
2
: the arithmetical symbol 0 : zero, cipher

Variants of NAUGHT

naught also nought

Examples of NAUGHT

  1. <my locker number is naught-seven-two>

First Known Use of NAUGHT

before 12th century

Related to NAUGHT

Synonyms
aught, cipher, goose egg, zero (also nought), nil, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zip

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

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