'Nought' definitions:

Definition of 'nought'

(from WordNet)
noun
A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher]

Definition of 'Nought'

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  • Nought \Nought\, n. & adv. See Naught. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'nought'

From: GCIDE
  • Naught \Naught\ (n[add]t), n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n[=a]wiht, n[=a]uht, n[=a]ht; ne not + [=a] ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See No, adv. Whit, and cf. Aught, Not.]
  • 1. Nothing. [Written also nought.] [1913 Webster]
  • Doth Job fear God for naught? --Job i. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'nought'

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Words containing 'Nought'