none

none
1.
pron., adj., & adv.
—pron.
1 (foll. by of) a not any of (none of this concerns me; none of them have found it; none of your impudence!). b not any one of (none of them has come).
Usage:
The verb following none in this sense can be singular or plural according to the sense.
2 a no persons (none but fools have ever believed it). b no person (none can tell).
—adj. (usu. with a preceding noun implied)
1 no; not any (you have money and I have none; would rather have a bad reputation than none at all).
2 not to be counted in a specified class (his understanding is none of the clearest; if a linguist is wanted, I am none).
—adv. (foll. by the + compar., or so, too) by no amount; not at all (am none the wiser; are none too fond of him).
Phrases and idioms:
none the less nevertheless. none other (usu. foll. by than) no other person. none-so-pretty London Pride.
Etymology: OE nan f. ne not + an ONE
2.
n. (also in pl.)
1 the office of the fifth of the canonical hours of prayer, orig. said at the ninth hour (3 p.m.).
2 this hour.
Etymology: F f. L nona fem. sing. of nonus ninth: cf. NOON

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