naught
noun/nɔːt/
/nɔːt/
(also nought)
[uncountable] (literary)- used in particular phrases to mean ‘nothing’
- All our efforts have come to naught (= have not been successful).
Word OriginOld English nāwiht, -wuht, from nā ‘no’ + wiht ‘thing’ (of Germanic origin).Want to learn more?
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