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1. nobody: not one person
  Wealth that is free for all is valued by none.
None of us wanted the situation to continue.
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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.
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| [ Old English nān "not one" < ne "not" + ān, form of one] |
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have none of something to refuse to tolerate something
We asked him to explain himself, but he would have none of it.
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none the in no degreeused with comparative adjectives
I'm still none the wiser.
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none too not very
The room is none too pretty, painted like that.
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