nowt C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /naʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #20090 Meanings 1 noun A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn. A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit. 2 noun Naught, nothing. 3 adv Naught, nothing. 4 noun An ox. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites owt Etymology From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old English nēat, English neat. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nowt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adv **IPA (US):** /naʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 20090 ## Meanings 1. A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn. 2. Naught, nothing. 3. Naught, nothing. 4. An ox. ## Examples - A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit. ## Antonyms - owt ## Etymology From Middle English nowte, noute, nawte, naute, borrowed from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old English nēat, English neat. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown