none

/nʌn/

not any

None of the options were correct.

This means that not one of the choices was right.

general

Not any; not one

None of the students answered the question.

This means that zero students responded.

None of the cakes were left.

This means that all the cakes had been eaten.

Often used with 'of' to refer to a group or collection.

Collocations

none ofnot any of a group or collection

'None' can function as a pronoun (e.g., 'None are left') or a determiner (e.g., 'None of the options').

'None' is often treated as singular in formal contexts (e.g., 'None is correct') but can be plural in informal contexts (e.g., 'None are correct').

From Middle English 'noon', from Old English 'nān', meaning 'not one'.

Can be used as a pronoun or determiner. Often followed by 'of' when referring to a specific group.

non-

not

prefix

-e

indefinite pronoun ending

suffix

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