Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
nowhat. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
nowhat, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
nowhat in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
nowhat you have here. The definition of the word
nowhat will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
nowhat, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From no + what.
Adverb
nowhat (not comparable)
- (archaic) Not at all; in no respect.
- 1859, University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review (quoting an unnamed friend of Sir Thomas Wentworth)
- He was exceeding temperate in meat, drink, and recreations. He was nowhat given to his appetite; though he loved to see good meat at his table, yet he eat very little of it himself; beef or rabbits was his ordinary food, or cold salted meats, or cheese and apples, and in moderate quantity.
1913, Music News, volume 6, number 1, page 30:So the Elderly Person, being nowhat in awe of such a comrade, assured him that he was a good man, along certain lines, and the two men got along famously.