none

Meanings

Plural: nones

Noun

a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
A person without religious affiliation.
Alternative form of nones: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christianity) the religious service appointed to this hour.
Synonym of midafternoon: the time around or following noon or nones.

Adjective Satellite

not any
- "thou shalt have none other gods before me"

Adverb

not at all or in no way
- "seemed none too pleased with his dinner"
- "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in"
- "none too prosperous"
- "the passage is none too clear"

Pron

Not any of a given number or group.
No one, nobody.
Not any of a given number or group.
No person.
Not any of a given number or group.

Det

Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h)

Adv

To no extent, in no way.
Not at all, not very.
No, not.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

midafternoon

Antonyms

all, some

Scrabble Score: 4

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Words With Friends Score: 6

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