Added 9 October 2026
aught
/ɔːt/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aught at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A quantity of no importance.
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
Origin
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
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