Naught

/nɔːt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Nothing; the absence of anything; nonexistence.

To him, their promises were naught, empty words without meaning.

A term used to describe someone who is worthless; a good-for-naught.

He was considered naught by his peers after his recent failure.

adjective

Worthless; of no value; insignificant.

The naught gains from the investment were disappointing.

adverb

Nothing; zero; not anything.

All her efforts came to naught when the project was canceled.

To no purpose; in vain.

He tried to explain his point, but it was naught to his audience.

Of no worth; worthless.

After reviewing the performance, the manager deemed the results naught.

Old English nāwiht meaning 'not anything', from nā 'not' + wiht 'thing'.

to come to naught

to end in failure or have no worth

naught but

nothing except

from naught

from nothing; starting point is nothing

nothing

the absence of anything; no thing at all.

null

having no legal or binding force; invalid.

void

completely empty; having no content.

A term used to denote something worthless.

That old car is naught, I can’t even sell it.

Lost or wasted time.

I spent the whole day, and it was naught.