none

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pronoun

ˈnən 

singular or plural in construction

1

: not any

2

: not one : nobody

3

: not any such thing or person

4

: no part : nothing

none

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adjective

archaic

: not any : no

none

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adverb

1

: by no means : not at all

none too soon to begin

2

: in no way : to no extent

none the worse for wear

none

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noun

ˈnōn 

often capitalized

: the fifth of the canonical hours

Synonyms

Pronoun

• nobody

Adverb

• no
• never

Examples of none in a Sentence

Pronoun

none will come to the party

Adverb

your help comes none too soon

I'll switch his mug with mine, and he'll be none the wiser.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April. —Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019

The Florida Panthers made a flurry of moves in the offseason, but arguably none more important that the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville. —Allen Kim, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019

Noun

So, the director wasn’t in there, none of the actors [were] in there. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

The investigation has been hampered by peculiar challenges, though, perhaps none greater than the fact that the entire city in which the crime occurred has vanished. —Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Pronoun

Middle English, from Old English nān, from ne not + ān one — more at no, one

Noun

Late Latin nona, from Latin, 9th hour of the day from sunrise — more at noon

First Known Use

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1525, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing none

• all-or-none
• have none of
• jack-of-all-trades, master of none
• none but
• none/not too thrilled
• none of one's beeswax
• none of someone's affair/business
• none of someone's concern
• none of the above
• none of your business
• none other than
• none the
• none the wiser
• none the worse for wear
• none too
• none too pleased
• none too soon
• second to none
• slim to none

Rhymes for none

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• hun
• jun
• nun
• one
• pun
• run
• shun

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Kids Definition

none

1 of 2 pronoun

ˈnən 

1

: not any

none of them went

none of it is needed

2

: not one

none of the family

3

: not any such thing or person

half a loaf is better than none

none

2 of 2 adverb

1

: by no means : not at all

none too soon to begin

2

: in no way : to no extent

none the worse for wear