nones

noun Ecclesiastical.

1. the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. (in the ancient Roman calendar) the ninth day before the ides, both days included: the seventh of March, May, July, and October, and the fifth of the other months.

noun

1. nones1.

noun (functioning as singular or plural)

1. (in the Roman calendar) the ninth day before the ides of each month: the seventh day of March, May, July, and October, and the fifth of each other monthSee also calends
2. mainly RC Church the fifth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the ninth hour of the day, about 3 pm

pronoun

1. not any of a particular classnone of my letters has arrived
2. no-one; nobodythere was none to tell the tale
3. no part (of a whole); not any (of)none of it looks edible
4. none other no other personnone other than the Queen herself
5. none the (foll by a comparative adjective) in no degreeshe was none the worse for her ordeal
6. none too not veryhe was none too pleased with his car

noun

1. another word for nones

n.early 15c., in reference to the Roman calendar, “ninth day (by inclusive reckoning) before the ides of each month” (7th of March, May, July, October, 5th of other months), from Latin nonæ (accusative nonas), fem. plural of nonus “ninth.” Ecclesiastical sense of “daily office said originally at the ninth hour of the day” is from 1709; originally fixed at ninth hour from sunrise, hence about 3 p.m. (now usually somewhat earlier), from Latin nona (hora) “ninth (hour),” from fem. plural of nonus “ninth,” contracted from *novenos, from novem “nine” (see nine). Also used in a sense of “midday” (see noon). n.Old English nan (pron.) “not one, not any,” from ne “not” (see no) + an “one” (see one). Cognate with Old Saxon, Middle Low German nen, Old Norse neinn, Middle Dutch, Dutch neen, Old High German, German nein “no,” and analogous to Latin non- (see non-). As an adverb from c.1200. As an adjective, since c.1600 reduced to no except in a few archaic phrases, especially before vowels, such as none other, none the worse. In addition to the idioms beginning with none

none of one’s business

none of the above

none other than

none the wiser

none the worse for

none too

also see:

all (none) of the above

bar none

not have it (have none of)

second to none