None
[nʌn]
Definition
(noun.) a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier.
(noun.) a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise.
(adj.) not any; 'thou shalt have none other gods before me' .
(adv.) not at all or in no way; 'seemed none too pleased with his dinner'; 'shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in'; 'none too prosperous'; 'the passage is none too clear'.
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Definition
(a.) No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.
(a.) No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.
(n.) Same as Nones, 2.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
pron., sing. & pl. Not one, not any.
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Definition
adj. and pron. not one: not any: not the smallest part.—adv. in no respect: to no extent or degree.—n. None′-so-prett′y or London Pride Saxifraga umbrosa a common English garden-plant.—adj. None′-spar′ing (Shak.) all-destroying.
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Examples
- None of the reinforcements from Buell's army arrived until the 24th of February. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- None can imagine her ferocious cruelty who has not witnessed her daily acts for over half a year. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- In the darkness which had now fallen none could tell but that he had really finished me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Of all changes, he said, there is none so speedy or so sure as the conversion of the ambitious youth into the avaricious one. Plato. The Republic.
- People admired the machines as a curiosity, but none were induced to buy them or help him pecuniarily. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- For the time paganism was revived in their hearts, the pride of life was all in all, and they adored none other than themselves. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He was burning a light, but I see none now. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We all draw a little and compose a little, and none of us have any idea of time or money. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I know none whose knowledge, sagacity, and impartiality qualify him so thoroughly for such a service as yours do you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The yard presented none of that bustle and activity which are the usual characteristics of a large coach inn. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Certainly none until afterwards when I held the clue. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Whom none of us believe, my dear Mrs. Bounderby, and who do not believe themselves. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- This required no answer, and received none. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Allow him to speak with none, nor permit any other to enter this apartment before he comes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- From that time until 1865 many patents were granted, none of which may be considered successful. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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