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Noone

Noone

See also: noone, noöne, no-one, and no one

English

Proper noun

Noone

  1. A surname.

noone

noone

See also: Noone, noöne, no-one, and no one

English

Pronoun

noone

  1. Nonstandard spelling of no one.
Usage notes
  • Noone is formed in parallel to the formation of nobody, anyone, and everyone, but it is often considered incorrect because of the doubled vowels creating a temptation to read and pronounce it as "noon" (/nuːn/).
  • American users (COCA) prefer the spelling no one to either noone or no-one by more than 500 to 1.
  • UK users (BNC) prefer no-one to noone 50 to 1 and no one to noone 12 to 1.

Etymology 2

From Middle English none, nowne, from Old English nōn (noon; the ninth hour). Cognate with Dutch noen, Icelandic nón. More at noon.

Noun

noone (plural noones)

  1. Obsolete form of noon.