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none - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'none' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . None [ a.]
- No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.
- No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.
2 . None [ n.]
- Same as Nones, 2.

Meaning of 'none' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . none [ r]
Meaning (1):
- not at all or in no way
Example in sentence:
  • none too prosperous;
  • seemed none too pleased with his dinner;
  • shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in;
  • the passage is none too clear
2 . none [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not any
Example in sentence:
  • thou shalt have none other gods before me