I. ˈnən pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English noon, none, pron. & adjective, from Old English nān, from ne not + ān one — more at no , one
1.
a. : not any
none of them were intellectually absorbing enough — Winthrop Sargeant
none of our scholars has written a monograph on him — Norman Douglas
none of our creeds are entirely free from guesswork — M.R.Cohen
b. : neither
of which none of the two can wholly be responsible — Science & Culture
2.
a. : one that is not or lacks the requisite qualities of the thing or person mentioned
how to make a brave or wise man of one that is none
b. archaic : one that is not at all the thing or person mentioned — used in the phrase none of
thou art none of my brother — Ballad Book
3. : not one : no one , nobody
none is said to be left now — Stark Young
none is immune from the feeling and need for individuality — John Sirjamaki
in the morning none was visible — Time
none were deeper in that labyrinthine ambition — G.K.Chesterton
4. : not any such thing or person
half a loaf is better than none
5. : no part : nothing
had none of the condescension of the foreigner — Walter Lippmann
seemed to want none of it — Time
will have none of this theory — R.S.Bourne
a sluttish sort and I want none of her — Marcia Davenport
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English noon, none, pron. & adjective, from Old English nān
archaic : not any : no
thou shalt have none other gods before me — Deut 5:7 (Authorized Version)
III. adverb
Etymology: Middle English noon, none not, from noon, none, pron. & adjective
1. : by no means : not at all
the authenticity of many … is none too clear — A.L.Kroeber
none too prosperous, it sought to save itself — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania
2. : in no way : to no extent — often used in substandard speech with another negative
ain't heard her none this morning — Burl Ives
IV. ˈnōn noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin nona, from Latin, ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise — more at noon
1. : a canonical hour that according to ancient Roman and Eastern reckoning is the ninth hour
2. : a religious office formerly recited at 3 p.m. but now in the Roman Catholic Church often somewhat earlier