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none

none [ nun ]


pron 
Definition:
 
1. nobody: not one person
Wealth that is free for all is valued by none.
None of us wanted the situation to continue.

2. not any: not any of something, not any part of something, or not a single one of something
None of it seemed to matter any more.
We wrote last week demanding some answers, but so far have received none.

[ Old English nān "not one" < ne "not" + ān, form of one]

have none of something to refuse to tolerate something
We asked him to explain himself, but he would have none of it.


none the in no degreeused with comparative adjectives
I'm still none the wiser.


none too not very
The room is none too pretty, painted like that.



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