naught

also n.

1. Nonexistence; nothingness.
2. The figure 0; a cipher; a zero.

pron.
Nothing: All their work was for naught.

adj.

1. Nonexistent.
2. Insignificant.

[Middle English, from Old English nāwiht : nā, no + wiht, thing.]

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a quantity of no importance
  Synonyms: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, zero, zilch, zip

Meaning #2: complete failure

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - intet
n. - nul
adj. - værdiløs

idioms:

• bring to naught    tilintetgøre
• come to naught    kuldkastes
• set at naught    ikke regne for noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
niets, het cijfer 0, waardeloos

Français (French)
pron. - rien, zéro (arch)
n. - rien, zéro, morpion, nul
adj. - à zéro, à rien

idioms:

• bring to naught    confondre (les projets de qn)
• come to naught    échouer, n'aboutir à rien
• set at naught    mettre à zéro

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nichts, Null
adj. - böse
pron. - nichts

idioms:

• bring to naught    zunichte machen
• come to naught    zunichte werden
• set at naught    für nichts achten, in den Wind schlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ., λογοτ.) μηδέν, τίποτα
adj. - μηδενικός, μηδαμινός
adv. - μηδαμινώς

idioms:

• bring to naught    ματαιώνω
• come to naught    μένω ατελέσφορος, δεν φέρνω αποτέλεσμα, αποτυγχάνω
• set at naught    αψηφώ, περιφρονώ

Italiano (Italian)
niente, nulla, nessuno/a

idioms:

• bring to naught    annullare
• come to naught    risultare inutile
• set at naught    disprezzare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inexistência (f), zero (m)
adj. - inexistente, insignificante, arruinado, pernicioso
adv. - não, de forma alguma

idioms:

• bring to naught    levar a nada
• come to naught    chegar a nada
• set at naught    desdenhar

Русский (Russian)
ничто, ноль, бесполезный, коварный

idioms:

• bring to naught    свести на нет
• come to naught    сойти на нет
• set at naught    ни в грош не ставить

Español (Spanish)
pron. - nada, cero
n. - nada, cero
adj. - inútil, sin valor

idioms:

• bring to naught    frustrar, desbaratar
• come to naught    fracasar, frustrarse, reducirse a nada
• set at naught    despreciar, hacer caso omiso de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ingenting, noll
adj. - förlorad, förstörd, ond, värdelös
adv. - inte

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
没有, 无, 零, 无价值的, 无用的

idioms:

• bring to naught    使...归于失败, 使成泡影, 使化为乌有
• come to naught    使成为泡影, 使化为乌有, 使...归于失败
• set at naught    蔑视

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 沒有
n. - 無, 零
adj. - 無價值的, 無用的

idioms:

• bring to naught    使...歸於失敗, 使成泡影, 使化為烏有
• come to naught    使成為泡影, 使化為烏有, 使...歸於失敗
• set at naught    蔑視

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 무, 제로
n. - 무가치, 0
adj. - 무가치한, 붕괴한, 나쁜

idioms:

• bring to naught    무효로 만들다
• come to naught    실패로 끝나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゼロ

idioms:

• come to naught    無効になる
• set at naught    無視する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صفر, عدم, دمار (صفه) تافه, غير ذي أهميه (ظرف) بدون أهميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮אין‬
n. - ‮לא כלום (מיושן), אפס‬
adj. - ‮חסר ערך (מיושן), חסר תועלת‬

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