noone

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

English

Etymology 1

From no +‎ one. Compare Middle English noone, noon, noan (“noone”). More at none.

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 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, noune, 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.

Further reading
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