/ Dictionary / Index N naught: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: naught Pronunciation: (nôt), [key] — n. nothing. a cipher (0); zero. to come to nothing; be without result or fruition; fail. to regard or treat as of no importance; disdain: He entered a milieu that set his ideals at naught. —adj. lost; ruined. worthless; useless. morally bad; wicked. —adv. not. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: naught (Thesaurus) Naugatuck naughty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language