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”).
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(not-comparable) To no extent, in no way.
my lack of education hasn't hurt me none 1973, Paul Simon, “Kodachrome”:
I felt none the worse for my recent illness.
(not-comparable) Not at all, not very.
He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.
We could hear none too well from the back.
(not-comparable, obsolete) No, not.
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hu nem túlságosan/túlzottan/túl…… (not at all) · hu semennyire (in no way) · de kein (not at all) · de nichts (not at all) · hu nem éppen (not at all) · de keine (not at all) · bg никак (not at all) · bg никак (in no way) · fr aucunement (not at all) · fr en rien (in no way) · hu nem valami (not at all) · hu semmivel (in no way)
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”).
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(West-Country, qualifier:archaic outside Scotland) Not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h).
That evening Elsie had none but strictly official communication with Mrs. Earlforward, who never once removed her mask, nor by any sign invited Elsie to come back within the warm pale of humanity. 1924, Arnold Bennett, Riceyman Steps, page 222:
Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
None lasses were in the dunces' row. If one had been there people would have looked at her and felt sorry but not boys. 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 138:
the foles toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew:
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”).
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Not any of a given number or group.
There were many but now there are none.
None of this meat tastes right.
None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.
Not any of a given number or group. ▸ No one, nobody.
None of those people is my father.
Not any of a given number or group. ▸ No person.
Alas, none of these people were writing the reviews. 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, page 253:
None of those people are my parents. None shall pass.
kne maid (not any thing) · ga aon cheann (not any thing) · nl niks (not any thing) · lv neviena (not any person) · izh kenkää (not any person) · nl geen (not any thing) · cs žádný (not any person) · hu egyik sem (not any person) · sq asnjë (not any person) · he אף (not any thing) · pl żaden (not any thing) · ar لَا شَيْء (not any thing) · ksc maid (not any thing) · bcl wara (not any thing) · sq aspak (not any thing) · fo eingin (not any thing) · cmn 沒什麼 /没什么 (not any thing) · war wara (not any person) · mi kāhore kau (not any thing) · it nessuno (not any thing) · sv inte någon (not any thing) · tr hiç kimse (not any person) · ko 아무것도...아니다 (not any thing) · sq asfare (not any thing) · bcl wara (not any person) · sk žiadny (not any thing) · uk ніхто́ (not any person) · et mitte ükski (not any thing) · is enginn (not any person) · uk нія́кий (not any thing) · ksc maid (not any person) · cs žádný (not any thing) · de keine (not any thing) · chr ᎧᏂᎩᏛ (not any thing) · izh kukkaa (not any thing) · cy yr un (not any thing) · nl niets (not any thing) · gd does not exist (not any person) · scn nuddu (not any person) · la nūllus (not any thing) · km ឥតមានមួយសោះ (not any person) · frp nion (not any person) · pl żaden (not any person) · enm noman (not any person) · ko 아무도...않다 (not any person) · sv inte något (not any thing) · scn nudda (not any person) · ia necuno (not any person) · ia nulle (not any thing) · es ninguno (not any thing) · gl ninguén (not any person) · bg нищо (not any thing) · lv neviens (not any person) · he אף (not any person) · ia nemo (not any person) · fr aucune (not any thing) · id kosong (not any person) · km ស្ទើរតែមិនធំល្មម (not any thing) · uk жо́ден (not any person) · it nessuno (not any person) · ga aon duine (not any person) · is enginn (not any thing) · cmn 沒有 /没有 (not any thing) · ca cap (not any thing) · ro nici unul (not any thing) · bcl mayo (not any person) · cmn 沒有人 /没有人 (not any person) · war waray (not any person) · sk žiaden (not any thing) · da ingen (not any person) · pt nenhuma (not any thing) · ang nān (not any person) · sq askush (not any person) · de niemand (not any person) · dlm nenčoin (not any person) · nl niet een (not any person) · sk žiaden (not any person) · fr personne (not any person) · hu semelyik (not any thing) · pt nenhum (not any thing) · hu semennyi (not any thing) · ro nici una (not any thing) · sv c (not any thing) · cy dim un (not any thing) · ia necun (not any thing) · id tak satupun (not any thing) · ang nāwiht (not any thing) · eo neniom (not any thing) · sv ingen (not any person) · pam ala (not any thing) · io nulu (not any thing) · tl wala (not any person) · pt ninguém (not any person) · ilo awan (not any thing) · la nēmō (not any person) · fi ei mikään (not any thing) · bg никой (not any person) · ru никако́й (not any thing) · hu sehány (not any thing) · fi ei kukaan (not any person) · sk žiadny (not any person) · el κανένας (not any person) · pag anggapo (not any thing) · es ninguno (not any person) · gd does not exist (not any thing) · ar لَا أَحَد (not any person) · hu egyik sem (not any thing) · da ingen (not any thing) · lv nekāds (not any thing) · sv inte någon (not any person) · sco nane (not any thing) · ga aon rud (not any thing) · fr aucun (not any thing) · fo eingin (not any person) · gl ningún (not any thing) · ru никто́ (not any person) · hu senki (not any person) · it niente (not any thing) · es nadie (not any person) · bcl mayo (not any thing) · lv nekāda (not any thing) · kne maid (not any person) · sv ingen (not any thing) · tl wala (not any thing) · be нія́кі (not any thing) · it nessuna (not any person) · ro nimeni (not any person) · el κανένας (not any thing) · sco nane (not any person) · eo neniu (not any person) · ja 誰も...ない (not any person) · et mitte ühtegi (not any thing) · be ніхто́ (not any person) · ilo awan (not any person) · fur nissun (not any person) · nl niemand (not any person) · kne maga (not any thing) · eo neniu (not any thing) · it nessuna (not any thing) · io nulu (not any person) · fa هیچیک (not any thing) · kne maga (not any person) · gd gin (not any thing) · ja どれでも...ない (not any thing) · sv inget (not any thing)
From the first sense, since they respond “none” when asked about their religion; also a play on words on nun.
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(US) A person without religious affiliation.
Stable nones, that is, people who report in both years that they have no religious affiliation, are, in fact, much less religious 2010, Robert D. Putnam, David E Campbell, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, page 591:
we have grouped people into nones (no religion), Jews, Catholics, mainline Protestants, and evangelical protestants. 2013, Michael Corbett, Politics and Religion in the United States:
Both the religiously dis-identified ("nones") and the religiously committed report mystical experiences. 2003, Jacob A. Belzen, Antoon Geels, Mysticism: A Variety of Psychological Perspectives, page 50:
So the “nones” are those three groups together: atheist, agnostic, nothing in particular. That group has grown from 5 percent of America in 1972 to about 30 percent of America today. 2026 January 22, Ross Douthat, quoting Ryan Burge, “America’s Very Weird Religious Future”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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/noʊn/ (US)
/nəʊn/ (UK)
Etymology
From French none, from Latin nōna (“ninth; ninth hour”).
Meanings
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of nones: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christianity) the religious service appointed to this hour.
(obsolete) Synonym of midafternoon: the time around or following noon or nones.
The last, which began at the middle of the Afternoon, i.e. at half the Time between Noon and Sun-setting, was called None, because it began at the Ninth Hour. 1706, L.E. Dupin, “v, 43”, in D. Cotes, transl., A New Ecclesiastical History of the 16th Century, volume II:
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. 1656, T. Blount, Glossographia: