none.
Not any of a given number or group.
Meaning & usage
Not any of a given number or group.
None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.
None of this meat tastes right.
Not any of a given number or group. No one, nobody.
None of those people is my father.
Not any of a given number or group. No person.
None of those people are my parents. None shall pass.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h).
Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
To no extent, in no way.
I felt none the worse for my recent illness.
Not at all, not very.
He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.
We could hear none too well from the back.
No, not.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
A person without religious affiliation.
Where this word comes from
From the first sense, since they respond “none” when asked about their religion; also a play on words on nun.
Alternative form of nones: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christianity) the religious service appointed to this hour.
Synonym of midafternoon: the time around or following noon or nones.
Where this word comes from
From French none, from Latin nōna (“ninth; ninth hour”).
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