Adverb your help comes none too soon I'll switch his mug with mine, and he'll be none the wiser.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
While none listed specific problems, several said neighbors did not like the proposal. Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2017
Adverb
That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on.SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019 Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April. Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019 The Florida Panthers made a flurry of moves in the offseason, but arguably none more important that the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville. Allen Kim, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019 There certainly has been none visible through most of 2019. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2019 Several factors have contributed to the rightward trend, none more important than Justice Neil Gorsuch's first full term as successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018 In that vacuum, pro-Trump, firebrand former Atlantic City Council member Grossman won his party's nomination, which Republicans in Washington were none too happy about. Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 10 July 2018 Liverpool fans were none too happy with the comparison as Liverpool site Empire of The Kop dismissed the comments as 'stupid'.SI.com, 23 May 2018 Others did not turn right wing per se but did become supporters of a more militaristic turn in foreign policy in the name of humanitarian interventionism, none better known than Bernard Kouchner, the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders. Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, 18 May 2018
Noun
While Cargill, Dupont and Monsanto do have business interests in Ukraine, and Cargill has a 5% share in a land-holding company, none own land directly. Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 In the Asian Champions League this spring, the club was eliminated after allowing 24 goals and scoring none in six matches. Wenxin Fan, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Case in point: Anne Hathaway is living out her Andy Sachs fantasies sitting beside none other than Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour during New York Fashion Week. Ana Escalante, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 But despite hours of hearings and testimony, none of the measures have been signed into law. Megan Mccluskey, Time, 14 Sep. 2022 None of his receivers are older than 26, and none outside of Pittman Jr. have put up 400 yards in a season. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2022 But none of these fixes corrects the underlying anatomical problem of myopia. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 According to Grasso, the people, all refugees, all legal, seeking asylum, and none costing the local taxpayers anything, are awaiting more permanent housing. Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Pew estimates the average Christian in the United States is 43, which is 10 years older than the average none.The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Pronoun
Middle English, from Old English nān, from ne not + ān one — more at no, one
Noun
Late Latin nona, from Latin, 9th hour of the day from sunrise — more at noon
First Known Use
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above