different between noose vs noone

English

Alternative forms

• nooze (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English nose, probably from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”). Cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot.

Pronunciation

• enPR: noo?s, IPA^(key): /nu?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Derived terms

• hangman's noose

Translations

Verb

noose (third-person singular simple present nooses, present participle noosing, simple past and past participle noosed)

1. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Anagrams

• osone, soone

Middle English

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

1. Alternative form of nose

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??w?n/

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 not preferred because of the doubled vowels creating a temptation to read and pronounce it as "noon" (/nu?n/).
• 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 n?n (“noon; the ninth hour”). Cognate with Dutch noen, Icelandic nón. More at noon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nu?n/

Noun

noone (plural noones)

1. Obsolete form of noon.

Further reading

• (noone*50), no one at Google Ngram Viewer