Meaning of nought
As I rephrase my answer, nought has several meanings, so I will provide you with all of them (including the obsolete ones as well)
noun:
• nothing
• a cipher (0); zero
adjective:
• lost; ruined
• archaic; worthless or useless
• obsolete; morally bad or wicked.
adverb:
• obsolete; not.
idioms:
• come to naught: to come to be nothing; be without result, fail.
• set at naught: to regard or treat as of no importance, disdain.
The reason I included the definitions which are no longer in use is as this word is most relevant in terms of the old definitions in poetry or old literature.
noun:
• nothing
• a cipher (0); zero
adjective:
• lost; ruined
• archaic; worthless or useless
• obsolete; morally bad or wicked.
adverb:
• obsolete; not.
idioms:
• come to naught: to come to be nothing; be without result, fail.
• set at naught: to regard or treat as of no importance, disdain.
The reason I included the definitions which are no longer in use is as this word is most relevant in terms of the old definitions in poetry or old literature.