Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: nothing – nought
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nothing, adv. [see nothing, pron.]
- Not; not anything.
- Phrase. “Nothing but”: only; just; simply; insignificantly; limited to.
nothing, pron. [see no, adj. + thing, n.]
- Not any creature.
- Nil; naught; a trifle; not something to consider; a thing of no consequence.
- Nought; not any thing.
- A hover; a standstill; a holding pattern; a period without movement.
- Unimportant matter; insignificant item; topic of no value.
- No other thing.
- Very small movement.
notice (-ing), n. [Fr. < L. nōtus, known.]
- Message; report.
- Attention; admiration; appreciation; visibility; note of acknowledgment; [fig.] fame; renown.
- Warning; notification; counsel; direction; information; advice.
- Summons; citation.
- Statement of the intent to leave; written declaration of a plan to depart.
- Announcement; signal; indication of being present; [fig.] alert; alarm.
- Word; official statement.
- Omniscience; observation.
- Change; [fig.] call to new life; awakening of the senses.
notice (-ed, -s), v. [see notice, n.]
- Detect; discover.
- Heed; pay attention to; treat as worthy of regard.
- Realize; perceive; feel with the physical senses.
- Regard; consider; discern; view; supervise; look down at.
- Acknowledge; recognize.
- Understand; interpret; communicate with.
- React; respond; [fig.] answer; reply.
- Observe; see.
notify (notified), n. [Fr. < L. nōtus, known.]
Inform; declare to; announce to; make known to.
notoriety, n. [Fr. < L. nōtus, known.]
- Exposure; state of being discovered.
- Publicity; self-promotion.
notwithstanding, conj. [see notwithstanding, prep.]
- Nevertheless; however; still; yet; of course; without opposition; all the same; to be sure; in spite of circumstances.
- Though; although; even if; despite the fact that.
notwithstanding, prep. [see not, adv. + withstand, v.]
- Despite; even though.
- In spite of.
nought, adj. [see nought, pron.]
- Unknown; obscure; insignificant.
- Empty; vacuous; [fig.] carefree; without concern; lacking worry; [metaphor] dead.
- Nothing; useless; worthless; of no value.
- Meaningless.
nought, adv. [see nought, pron.]
- Nothing in comparison; to say the least; of no great importance; [possibly a subordinate conjunction] yet; if; considering.
- Phrase. “Not but”: just; only; not anything else except.