naught C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /nɔt/ UK /nɔːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun nothing; zero All their careful planning came to naught when the storm hit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · nothing; zero nothingzeronilnoughtciphernothingness ↔ Opposites everythingsomething Word family Derived forms naughtynaughtiness Related forms noughtaught Etymology AI details From Old English nawiht, nawuht ('nothing'), a compound of na ('no') and wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). nawiht Old English wiht Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # naught **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɔt/ **IPA (UK):** /nɔːt/ ## Meanings 1. nothing; zero ## Examples - All their careful planning came to naught when the storm hit. ## Synonyms - nothing - zero - nil - nought - cipher - nothingness ## Antonyms - everything - something ## Derived Forms - naughty - naughtiness ## Related Forms - nought - aught ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nawiht - Root: wiht ## Etymology From Old English nawiht, nawuht ('nothing'), a compound of na ('no') and wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). ## AI Etymology Naught comes from Old English nawiht, nawuht ('nothing'), a compound of na ('no') and wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). The etymological trail includes Old English nawiht, Old English wiht. The same word family includes naughty, naughtiness, nought, aught. Its current noun use means "nothing; zero". ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown