Archaic or literary use meaning ‘nothing’.
They knew nought of the plan.
Ils ne savaient rien du plan.
Archaic or literary use meaning ‘not at all’.
All his pleading availed him nought.
Toutes ses supplications ne lui ont nullement servi.
Synonyme
by no means
in no way
to no avail
Used chiefly in British English as the cardinal number 0.
The temperature dropped to nought last night.
La température est descendue à zéro la nuit dernière.