Meaning
Not any of a given number or group.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.) Cognate with Scots nane (“none”), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), West Frisian neen & gjin (“no, none”), Dutch neen & geen (“no, none”), Low German nēn, neen, keen (“no, none, no one”), German nein & kein (“no, none”), Latin nōn (“not”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
someall
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 59 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-22NEIOQUX
- 2026-08-04ODEHNWY
- 2026-07-15OBEFILN
- 2026-06-09OEFGILN
- 2026-06-06OEILNTW
- 2026-05-27OEFINLX
- 2026-04-25OENIHLP
- 2026-04-12NALECHO
- 2026-03-11NWDTLEO
- 2026-01-21OAWNELC
- 2026-01-02NBUHEOY
- 2025-12-25NEPIHOX
+47 earlier appearances in the archive.