naught

Meaning

Synonyms

zero
B1
nil
C2
nothing
A1
nought
32k
zilch
27k
cipher
C2
cypher
43k
nix
23k
nada
C2
aught
34k
blank
B2
goose egg
none
A2
nothingness
20k
oh
A1
zip
C1
zippo
41k
minuscule
47k
misfire
42k
miss
A1
never
A1
nihil
fizzle
48k
failure
B2
nobody
A1
zeroth

not any thing

failing
C1
blob
C2
emptiness
C2
absence
C1
peddling
23k
unavailing
underdog
C2
unvalued
useless
B1
void
C1
want
A1
bust
B2
inconsequent
jerkwater
lack
B2
meaningless
C1
mere
B2
Translations

zéro
0
cero
0
nul
0
nihil
nada
nada
Null
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μηδέν

Nichts
zero
0
zero
0
nichts

τίποτε

rien
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɔːt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
naught
Inherited from Old English
nawiht
Cognate with Western Frisian
Western Frisian
neat
In summary

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.

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