none1
/
nʌn/
pron.
not any.
▸no person; no one.
adv.
(
none the)
[
with comparative]
by no amount; not at all.
Phrase
- none other than
used to emphasize the surprising identity of a person or thing. - will have
(or want)
none of something
refuse to approve or take part in something.
Usage
Some people insist that none can only take a singular verb, never a plural verb: none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them are coming tonight. There is little justification for this view: none has been used for around a thousand years with both a singular and a plural verb, depending on the context and the emphasis needed.
Etymology
OE nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Gmc origin.
none2
/
nəʊn/
n.
a service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said at the ninth hour of the day (3 p.m.).
Etymology
C19: from Fr., from L. nona, fem. sing. of nonus ‘ninth’; cf. noon.
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