Meaning

2 senses
  1. Wicked, immoral.

  2. (obsolete)Good for nothing; worthless.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I teach kids from nought to five years old.

    ruЯ обучаю детей от рождения до пяти лет. — marafon

    deIch unterrichte Kinder im Alter von null bis fünf Jahren. — dasbeispielholz

  2. We are nought but creatures of our master's will.

  3. It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care nought about it.

    deWir sollten den Dingen nicht zürnen, denn es kümmert sie nicht. — Yorwba

Origin

From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn co

From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not.

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