none

pronoun
/nʌn/

Not any of a given number or group.

Example

“None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.”

Other meanings

No one, nobody.

Example sentences

“It's possible that none of them are correct.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“None of the toilets had toilet seats.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Don't start none, won't be none.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "nān" (not one, not any, none).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “none” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.