no vs nought

no

adv
  • not 

  • Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives. 

  • Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives. 

prep
  • not, does not, do not, etc. 

  • without 

  • like 

particle
  • Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. 

  • Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement. 

  • Used to show agreement with a negative question. 

intj
  • vehement rejection of truthfulness 

  • disgust 

  • mild disapproval 

det
  • Not any. 

  • Hardly any. 

  • Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. 

  • Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something). 

noun
  • a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval 

  • a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition 

nought

adv
  • Not. 

  • To no extent; in no way; not at all. 

verb
  • To abase, to set at nought. 

noun
  • Nothing; something which does not exist. 

  • The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero. 

  • Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. 

  • A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. 

pron
  • Nothing; zero. 

adj
  • Wicked, immoral. 

How often have the words no and nought occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )