none
- adverb
- /nʌn/
- You have no concept of time, none at all.
You have no concept of time, none at all.
- You have no concept of time, none at all.
- No, no, no, no, none at all, right.
- It's all uplifting, no politics, none at all.
- She clearly doesn't want me or anyone to know She thinks I'm none the the wiser.
Examples
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Well, too much is worse than none at all with this stuff.
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Now, none of this is good science at all.
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We are living in the middle of a crisis like none other I've experienced in my life.
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Now, I just want to reiterate, none of this was in the script.
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And what I'll say is that what I thought five years ago, none of it has come to fruition.
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You've seen me do this before, but none the less, let's go through it again.
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There were none at the party, so we decided to leave early.
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He felt none of the excitement that everyone else was experiencing.
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If you have none left, you can borrow one of mine.
Synonyms
It means in any way or to any extent and often makes negative sentences and questions stronger
Not at all, not even a little
Shows no effect or feeling, not even a little
It is not true or possible in any way
Not true at all
Not at all like something
Idioms
- Informal
Someone who knows a little about many things but is not an expert in any
Compounds
- Specialized
A nerve or muscle responds fully when a signal reaches a level and not at all below it
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
None used as an adverb comes from the same old parts ne- 'not' and ān 'one' and appears in phrases like 'none the worse' to mean 'not at all'. So when you hear 'none too eager' it means 'not very eager' or 'not at all eager'.