Category:Naught

Naught, n. Etym: [oe. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, as. n, n, n; ne Not + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See no, adv. Whit, And cf. Aught, not.]

1. Nothing. [written also nought.] Doth job fear god for naught job i. 9.

2. The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See cipher. To set at Naught, to treat as of no account; to disregard; to despise; to defy; To treat with ignominy. "ye have set at naught all my counsel." Prov. I. 25.

Naught Naught, adv.

Defn: in no degree; not at all. Chaucer. To wealth or sovereign power he naught applied. Fairfax.

Naught Naught, a.

1. Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer. Prov. xx. 14. Go, get you to your house; begone, away! All will be naught else. Shak. Things naught and things indifferent. Hooker.

2. Hence, vile; base; naughty. [obs.] No man can be stark naught at once. Fuller.