nought

pronoun

less common spelling of naught

: nothing
Their efforts came to naught.
It was all for naught.

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“Nought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nought. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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nought

variant of naught

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