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Aught vs Nil - What's the difference?

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Aught is a related term of nil.


As an initialism nil is

(nanotechnology) (nanoimprint lithography).

aught

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Aught has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'aught':

asset, acquit, asshat, acct, ayacut, aight, asquat, ascot, askt, ashet, auget, assot, aquit, azat

nil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Nothing; zero.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.19:
    • As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil .

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • No, not any.
  • * 1982 , Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim , Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
    • But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.

    Related terms

    * nihilism

    See also

    * null * nil desperandum

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Latin ----