English Online Dictionary. What means none? What does none mean?
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.)
Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
Alternative forms
- non [11th–17th c.]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nʌn/, /nɔn/
- (US) IPA(key): /nʌn/
- Homophone: nun
- Rhymes: -ʌn
Pronoun
none
- Not any of a given number or group.
- No one, nobody.
- No person.
- No one, nobody.
Usage notes
None used to replace uncountable nouns should always be singular. None used in place of countable nouns may be either singular or plural, unless the rest of the circumstances or phrasing require it to be one or the other.
Antonyms
- some
- all
Derived terms
Translations
Determiner
none
- (archaic outside Scotland, West Country) Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h):
Adverb
none (not comparable)
- To no extent, in no way. [from 11th c.]
- Not at all, not very. [from 13th c.]
- (obsolete) No, not. [14th–16th c.]
Translations
Etymology 2
From the first sense, since they respond “none” when asked about their religion; also a play on words on nun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʌn/, /nɒn/
- Rhymes: -ʌn, -ɒn
- Homophones: nun, non-
Noun
none (plural nones)
- (chiefly American) A person without religious affiliation.
Etymology 3
From French none, from Latin nōna (“ninth; ninth hour”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊn/
- (US) IPA(key): /noʊn/
- Rhymes: -əʊn, -oʊn
- Homophone: known
Noun
none (plural nones)
- Alternative form of nones: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christianity) the religious service appointed to this hour.
- (obsolete) Synonym of midafternoon: the time around or following noon or nones.
See also
- Thesaurus:quantifier
References
Anagrams
- neon
Dutch
Alternative forms
- noon
Pronunciation
Noun
none m (plural nonen, diminutive noontje n)
- (music) an interval of 13 (kleine none) or 14 (grote none) halftones
Anagrams
- neon
Friulian
Etymology
Feminine of nono. Compare Italian nonna, Venetan nona.
Noun
none f (plural nonis)
- grandmother
- Synonym: ave
Related terms
- nono
Interlingua
Adjective
none
- ninth
Italian
Adjective
none
- feminine plural of nono
Noun
none f pl
- plural of nona
Anagrams
- enno, neon, onne
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.ne/, [ˈnoːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.ne/, [ˈnɔːne]
Numeral
nōne
- vocative masculine singular of nōnus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
none (plural nones)
- Alternative form of nonne (“nun”)
Etymology 2
Noun
none
- Alternative form of noun (“noun”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin nōnus.
Noun
none m (definite singular nonen, indefinite plural noner, definite plural nonene)
- (music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.
Anagrams
- neon, noen, -onen, onne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin nōnus.
Noun
none m (definite singular nonen, indefinite plural nonar, definite plural nonane)
- (music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.
Inflection
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoː.ne/
Noun
nōne
- dative singular of nōn
Old French
Etymology 1
Latin nōna.
Noun
none oblique singular, f (oblique plural nones, nominative singular none, nominative plural nones)
- (originally) noon; the ninth hour of the day, equivalent to about 3pm by modern standards
- noon; midday (12pm)
Etymology 2
Latin nonna.
Noun
none f
- nominative singular of nonain
Tarantino
Adjective
none
- ninth
Adverb
none
- no
See also
- sìne
Venetan
Noun
none
- plural of nona