# none

Pronunciation: say "NUN" /nʌn/

## Pronoun

1. Not any of the people or things referred to; not one, nobody, or no part of something.
   - Simple: Not one person or thing, or no part or amount of something.
   - _We tried several keys, but none of them opened the lock._
   - _Many were invited, yet none of the guests stayed past midnight._

## Adverb

2. Not at all; to no extent, used before 'the' with a comparative or before 'too'.
   - Simple: Not at all, as in 'none the wiser' (no wiser) or 'none too happy' (not happy).
   - _The manager seemed none too pleased with the late delivery._
   - _Their welcome felt none too warm after such a long trip._

## Noun

3. A person who reports having no religious affiliation.
   - Simple: A person who says they do not belong to any religion.
   - _Raised Catholic, he now counts himself a none and spends his Sunday mornings hiking instead._
   - _Surveys show that the share of nones has grown steadily among adults under thirty._

## Determiner

4. Not any; no, used chiefly before a word beginning with a vowel or the letter 'h.' *(archaic)*
   - Simple: No or not any, used mainly before words starting with a vowel or 'h'.

## Adverb

5. No; not, used to express denial or refusal. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A way of saying no or refusing something.

## Noun

6. The time around or following noon or nones; midafternoon. *(obsolete)* (pronounced: say "NOHN" US /noʊn/, UK /nəʊn/)
   - Simple: The time just after midday, or the middle of the afternoon.

## Other meanings

- (noun) The ninth hour counted from dawn, about 3 p.m., or the church prayer service said at that time; another form of nones.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2, 4–5** — Old English nān, meaning "not one, not any, none", which goes back through Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic, became Middle English none ("not one"). At heart it is "ne" (not) plus "one". German nein and kein and Latin nōn ("not") are related.
**Meaning 3** — People who give "none" as their religion are called this, so the use grows out of the first sense. It also works as a pun on "nun".
**Meaning 6** — From French none, from Latin nōna ("ninth; ninth hour").

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