NONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does none mean? 

• NONE (noun)
  The noun NONE has 2 senses:

1. a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise

2. a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier

  Familiarity information: NONE used as a noun is rare.

• NONE (adjective)
  The adjective NONE has 1 sense:

1. not any

  Familiarity information: NONE used as an adjective is very rare.

• NONE (adverb)
  The adverb NONE has 1 sense:

1. not at all or in no way

  Familiarity information: NONE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("none" is a kind of...):

hour; time of day (clock time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("none" is a kind of...):

divine service; religious service; service (the act of public worship following prescribed rules)

• NONE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not any

Context example:

thou shalt have none other gods before me

Similar:

no ((quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of)

• NONE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not at all or in no way

Context example:

the passage is none too clear

 Context examples 

None of us said a word of the other operations, and none of us ever shall.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

However, Dawn has shown that Ceres has only 16 craters larger than 60 miles, and none larger than 175 miles (280 kilometers) across.

(The Case of the Missing Ceres Craters, NASA)

None that would own me, sir.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“And surely none stranger than itself,” echoed the lawyer in the same tones.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“And none so poor, not even Hump, to do him reverence,” he sneered.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

She laugh and says: 'Sitka Charley, that is none of your business. I give you one thousand dollars take me to Dawson. That only is your business.'

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Private detectives are a class with whom I have absolutely no sympathy, but none the less, having heard your name—

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The ingredients thought to be in JS–101 have been tested, and none of them have been shown to be effective in treating any form of cancer.

(JS–101, NCI Dictionary)

The ingredients thought to be in JS–114 have been tested, and none of them have been shown to be effective in treating any form of cancer.

(JS–114, NCI Dictionary)

“It is both, or none,” said he.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)