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- 1 not any; entity, negative pronoun wordnet
- 1 To no extent, in no way. not-comparable
"I felt none the worse for my recent illness."
- 2 Not at all, not very. not-comparable
"He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy."
- 3 No, not. not-comparable, obsolete
- 1 not at all or in no way wordnet
- 1 Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h) West-Country
"Thou shalt have none other gods but me."
- 1 A person without religious affiliation. US
"Both the religiously dis-identified ("nones") and the religiously committed report mystical experiences."
- 2 Alternative form of nones: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christianity) the religious service appointed to this hour. alt-of, alternative
- 3 a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier wordnet
- 4 Synonym of midafternoon: the time around or following noon or nones. obsolete
"None of the day, is the third quarter of the day beginning at Noon and lasting till the Sun be gone half way towards setting."
- 5 a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise wordnet
- 1 Not any of a given number or group.
"None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable."
- 2 Not any of a given number or group.; No one, nobody.
"None of those people is my father."
- 3 Not any of a given number or group.; No person.
"None of those people are my parents. None shall pass."
Etymology
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
From the first sense, since they respond “none” when asked about their religion; also a play on words on nun.
From French none, from Latin nōna (“ninth; ninth hour”).
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