Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowt

/naʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: nowt
IPA: /naʊt/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Naught, nothing.

noun

Naught, nothing.

Uncountable

noun

A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.

Uncountable

adv

Naught, nothing.

noun

An ox.

noun

A herd of cattle.

noun

A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.

Example Sentences

"Today I have achieved absolutely nowt / In just being out of the house, I've lost out"
"Bud yah're a nowt, and it's no use talking - yah'll niver mend o'yer ill ways, but goa raight to t' divil, like yer mother afore ye!"
"... and great hectoring nowts like yond' Irish Peter, Helstone's curate."
"A ornery beggar, a nowt, a rapscallion, a shop egg, a devvle from yed to foot, at some time or other were applied to him."
"A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit."

Etymology

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nowte, naut, *nautą

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nowts (plural) nolt (alternative, dialectal)

Phrases

shy bairns get nowt there's nowt so queer as folk you don't get owt for nowt

Synonyms

noot

Homonyms

note knout

Antonyms

owt

Rhymes With

about out take out without set about term out throughout doubt peter out route fill out knock about

Questions

How do you pronounce nowt?: The recorded pronunciation is /naʊt/.
What does nowt mean?: Naught, nothing.
Where does nowt come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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