Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have none of something

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: have none of -some-thing
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be completely unwilling to accept or support something.

Example Sentences

"I'm having none of that nonsense."
"I don't watch horror movies, because I'm having none of it. I don't listen to ugly or inciting lyrics in angry music, because I'm having none of it. I don't eat junk food, because I'm having none of it."
"When Jo and I sat down with Mike and Jonah to review the new procedures, they rolled their eyes and slammed out of the meeting. They were having none of it."
"Bellusdeo had no intention of going to the High Halls, and there'd been some argument about the designated "neutral" venue, but Teela was having none of it. Mandoran, on the other hand, wanted to go. And Teela was having none of that, either."
"However, the Clyde Navigation Trust was having none of it, citing concerns that a railway bridge would suffocate trade on the busy river."

Inflected Forms

has none of something (present, singular) having none of something (participle, present) had none of something (participle, past) had none of something (past)

Questions

What does have none of something mean?: To be completely unwilling to accept or support something.

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