none
1 quant None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them.
QUANT of def-n
She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself..., None of us knew how to treat her.
None is also a pronoun., pron
I turned to bookshops and libraries seeking information and found none..., No one could imagine a great woman painter. None had existed yet..., Only two cars produced by Austin-Morris could reach 100 mph and none could pass the 10-second acceleration test.
2 If you say that someone will have none of something, or is having none of something, you mean that they refuse to accept it.
INFORMAL
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have none of phrase be inflects, PHR n
He knew his own mind and was having none of their attempts to keep him at home.
3 You use none too in front of an adjective or adverb in order to emphasize that the quality mentioned is not present.
FORMAL
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none too phrase PHR adj/adv (emphasis)
He was none too thrilled to hear from me at that hour..., Her hand grasped my shoulder, none too gently.
4 You use none the to say that someone or something does not have any more of a particular quality than they did before.
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none the phrase PHR compar
(=no)
You could end up committed to yet another savings scheme and none the wiser about managing your finances..., He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
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none of your business
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business
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none other than
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other
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second to none
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second