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naught pronoun [ nɔːt ]

• nothing.
• "he's naught but a worthless fool"
Similar: nothing, nothing at all, nought, nil, zero, nowt, zilch, not a dicky bird, nix, damn all, not a sausage, sweet Fanny Adams, sweet FA, zip, zippo, nada, diddly-squat, a goose egg, bugger all, fuck all, sod all,

naught noun

• the digit 0; nought.
Origin: Old English nāwiht, -wuht, from nā ‘no’ + wiht ‘thing’ (see wight).

bring to naught

• ruin or foil.

come to naught

• be ruined or foiled.
"his hopes of becoming commissioner have come to naught"

set at naught

• disregard or despise.
"your efforts are set at naught by those beneath you"



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