NOUN | quantity | naught, nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, zero, zilch, zip, zippo | a quantity of no importance |
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act | naught | complete failure |
Sounds | nao't | |
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Rhymes | afterthought ... wrought: 19 rhymes with aot... |
Meaning | A quantity of no importance. | |
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Example | "it was all for naught" | |
Synonyms | nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, zero, zilch, zip, zippo | |
Narrower | bugger all, fuck all, Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams | Little or nothing at all |
nihil | (Latin) nil | |
Broader | relative quantity | A quantity relative to some purpose |
Spanish | cero, nada, nix, nulo, zip | |
Catalan | nix, res, zero, zip |
Meaning | complete failure. | |
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Example | "all my efforts led to naught" | |
Broader | failure | An act that fails |
Spanish | nada | |
Catalan | res |
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