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nowt.

Naught, nothing.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/naʊt/Northern-England[naʊʔ]Northern-England[nɔʊʔ][nɒʊʔ]

  1. Naught, nothing.

    Northern-England
Where this word comes from

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

noun/naʊt/Northern-England[naʊʔ]Northern-England[nɔʊʔ][nɒʊʔ]

  1. Naught, nothing.

    Northern-England · uncountable

  2. A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.

    Yorkshire · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

adv/naʊt/Northern-England[naʊʔ]Northern-England[nɔʊʔ][nɒʊʔ]

  1. Naught, nothing.

    Northern-England · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

noun/naʊt/Northern-England[naʊʔ]Northern-England[nɔʊʔ][nɒʊʔ]

  1. An ox.

    Northern-England · Scotland

  2. A herd of cattle.

    Northern-England · Scotland

  3. A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.

    Northern-England · Scotland · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old English nēat, English neat.

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