none

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pronoun

ˈnən 

singular or plural in construction

1

: not any

2

: not one : nobody

3

: not any such thing or person

4

: no part : nothing

none

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adjective

archaic

: not any : no

none

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adverb

1

: by no means : not at all

none too soon to begin

2

: in no way : to no extent

none the worse for wear

none

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noun

ˈnōn 

often capitalized

: the fifth of the canonical hours

Synonyms

Pronoun

• no one
• nobody

Adverb

• hardly
• ill
• no
• noway
• no way
• scarcely

Examples of none in a Sentence

Pronoun

none will come to the party

Adverb

your help comes none too soon

I'll switch his mug with mine, and he'll be none the wiser.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on. —SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019

Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April. —Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019

Noun

Estrada, who has clients in Chicago, said none of them had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as of Tuesday afternoon. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025

Lund introduces us to two dozen players of varying ages and ethnicities spread across the two teams, but none of the individual characters are particularly memorable on their own terms. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Pronoun

Middle English, from Old English nān, from ne not + ān one — more at no, one

Noun

Late Latin nona, from Latin, 9th hour of the day from sunrise — more at noon

First Known Use

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1525, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing none

• all-or-none
• have none of
• jack-of-all-trades, master of none
• none but
• none/not too thrilled
• none of one's beeswax
• none of someone's affair/business
• none of someone's concern
• none of the above
• none of your business
• none other than
• none the
• none the wiser
• none the worse for wear
• none too
• none too pleased
• none too soon
• second to none
• slim to none

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Kids Definition

none

1 of 2 pronoun

ˈnən 

1

: not any

none of them went

none of it is needed

2

: not one

none of the family

3

: not any such thing or person

half a loaf is better than none

none

2 of 2 adverb

1

: by no means : not at all

none too soon to begin

2

: in no way : to no extent

none the worse for wear