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none¹ Definition

none (nun)

  1. not one none of the books is interesting
  2. no one; not anyone none of us is ready
  3. no persons or things; not any many letters were received but none were answered
  4. not any (of); no part; nothing I want none of it, none of the money is left

Etymology: ME < OE nan < ne, not (see no) + an, one

adverb

in no way; not at all none the worse for wear

adjective

Archaic not any: used before a vowel of none effect

none² Definition

none (nōn)

noun

the fifth of the canonical hours; midafternoon prayer

Etymology: OE non: see noon

  • nonearning
  • nonecclesiastical
  • noneconomic
  • nonedible
  • noneditorial
  • noneducable
  • noneducational
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none

pron.

  1. No person

    no one, not one, not anyone, no one at all, not a person, not a soul, neither one (nor the other); see also neither.

    Antonyms many*, some, a few.

  2. No thing

    not a thing, not anything, not any; see nothing.

none Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hassle: Going midweek meant there was none of the hassle of needing to be there early to grab a place.
  • ingredient: While none of these ingredients are necessarily bad, they are certainly not carnauba.
  • nonsense: None of this nonsense earlier of 12, 15, 19 or even more.
  • respondent: With regard to learning and teaching, none of the administrator respondents indicated that they had teaching duties.
  • participant: Despite these pressures to conform, none of the participants were entirely complicit in the ongoing production of sexual orientation; they resisted.
  • thing: The green New Mexican species does none of these things.

Converse of object

  • lose: Isaiah is confident that the strong arm of the Lord has lost none of its ancient power.
  • know: As far as I know none has ever been either amended or repealed.
  • specify: Form program now uses the default choices if none specified.
  • let: Therefore let none of the people of the Lord, now approach unto His table, with these thoughts in their hearts.
  • say: Needless to say none of us were awake for the first hour or two of lecturing.
  • have: England has none, with Bristol being the highest ranked in 34th place.

Adjective modifier

  • unknown: Author Unknown None can have a healthy love for flowers unless he loves the wild ones.

Modifies a noun

  • righteous: We know the end of the trial, and that God pronounced " none righteous - no, not one.
  • note: Fee: None Note: Additional training opportunities may be available in conjunction with this meeting.
  • smoking: I think If you want the SU premises to be none smoking you have to start small tho.

Noun used with modifier

  • bar: They are the best live band in the world bar none.
  • prerequisite: Prerequisites None, although some students will benefit from a short introduction to study skills offered in parallel with the start of this course.
  • paper: E. Background papers None F. Contact details Report author: Jude Sequeira, Partnerships Officer, MPA.
  • shame: Shame none of them are out on DVD yet.
none Quotes

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

—Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

It is better that some should be unhappy than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

—Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson