(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
Used in a Sentence
nowt
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nowt.
Editorial note
A page with nowt but a <title> and <h1> tag looks rubbish.
Examples8
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of nowt gathered in one view.
(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
(Scotland and Northern England) An ox.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for nowt.
noun
(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
noun
(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
noun
(Scotland and Northern England) An ox.
noun
(Scotland and Northern England) A herd of cattle.
Example sentences
A page with nowt but a <title> and <h1> tag looks rubbish.
Tha wain't say nowt to thi mam nar, will tha?
This is a bit of dialect that's still alive, partly due to its use in the TV advertising slogan "Bread wi' Nowt Taken Out".
I was at Uni with a bloke from Burnley, and he used to say "obbat" and "nobbat" (for "owt" and "nowt" respectively), although I've never heard them since.
I live in Leeds now, but grew up in Nottingham (70 miles south, also coal-mining country) and we said "owt" and "nowt" - but pronounced like "oat", not "out".
Quote examples
This is a bit of dialect that's still alive, partly due to its use in the TV advertising slogan "Bread wi' Nowt Taken Out".
I was at Uni with a bloke from Burnley, and he used to say "obbat" and "nobbat" (for "owt" and "nowt" respectively), although I've never heard them since.
I live in Leeds now, but grew up in Nottingham (70 miles south, also coal-mining country) and we said "owt" and "nowt" - but pronounced like "oat", not "out".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use nowt in a sentence?
A page with nowt but a <title> and <h1> tag looks rubbish.
What does nowt mean?
(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
What part of speech is nowt?
nowt is commonly used as noun.