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none

UK
/nʌn/
US
/nʌn/

Translations

nonenoun
nones
pl
Rare; countable in the sense ‘a person or thing of no importance’
nonepronoun
noneadverb
Used chiefly before comparatives or superlatives (e.g., "none the wiser")
nonepronoun
UK
/nʌn/
US
/nʌn/
None of the students knew the answer.
Aucun des étudiants ne connaissait la réponse.
None of the cookies were left after the party.
Aucun des biscuits n’est resté après la fête.
None knew the answer.
Personne ne connaissait la réponse.
Additional translations
nulEmploi littéraire ou soutenu, notamment dans la construction « nul ne ».
rienS’emploie lorsque none désigne une chose ou une quantité nulle, notamment avec de ou of.
nonepronoun
UK
/nʌn/
US
/nʌn/
Used for absence or lack of people, things, or amounts; the same surface form is used for singular and plural reference.
nonenoun
nones
pl
Rare ecclesiastical term for a canonical hour
nonesTerme historique du calendrier romain, généralement employé au pluriel.
The contract was dated on the Nones of March.
Le contrat portait la date des nones de mars.
noneTerme liturgique désignant l’office canonique de la neuvième heure.
The monks gathered in the chapel to chant None.
Les moines se rassemblèrent dans la chapelle pour chanter la none.
Synonyms
nothing
no one
nobody
not any
zero
nil
naught
zilch
nada
none at all
noneadverb
Mainly used in fixed expressions such as none too, none the less, none the wiser.
Synonyms
nohow
not at all
nowise
not one bit
by no means
in no way
not in any way
not in the least
Antonyms
fully
wholly
absolutely
utterly
totally
entirely
completely
altogether
noneadverb
Used as an adverb in comparisons and fixed phrases (e.g., "none the wiser") meaning "not at all" or "to no extent".
pas du toutLocution adverbiale, notamment dans « none the wiser ».
She was none the wiser after the explanation.
Elle n’était pas du tout plus avisée après l’explication.
Additional translations
nullementRegistre soutenu.
Synonyms
scarcely
not
not at all
by no means
in no way
never
nowhere near
hardly
noneadjective
Archaic/rare determinative use before a noun meaning “not any”.
aucunUsage surtout archaïque ou littéraire avant un nom.
In those dark woods, none creature dared to move.
Dans ces bois sombres, aucune créature n’osait bouger.
Additional translations
nulTournure archaïque ou littéraire.
Synonyms
zero
not any
nil
nary
nonexistent
nothing
no
not a single

Definitions

nonenoun
A person or thing of no importance, value, or quantity (rare).
He was treated as a none among the city’s elite.
nonepronoun
Not any person or thing; no one; nothing.
None of the students were late.
No amount or part of something.
I want none of your excuses.
noneadverb
Not at all (used with a comparative or superlative).
She was none the wiser after the explanation.
nonepronoun
Not any of a particular group, quantity, or amount; no part.
None of the cookies were left after the party.
No person; no one.
None of the students knew the answer.
nonepronoun
Not any person or thing; no one; not one; no amount.
None of the answers were correct.
nonenoun
The canonical hour of prayer recited at the ninth hour of the day (about 3 p.m.) in certain Christian liturgies.
The monks gathered in the chapel to chant None.
In the ancient Roman calendar, the ninth day before the Ides of a month, usually falling on the 5th or 7th day.
The contract was dated on the Nones of March.
noneadverb
To no extent; not at all (chiefly in comparisons or set phrases).
She was none the wiser after the explanation.
noneadverb
Not at all; in no way; used chiefly in fixed expressions.
She was none too happy about the delay.
noneadjective
Not any; no (used before a noun, now chiefly archaic).
In those dark woods, none creature dared to move.
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