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-'nt

-'nt is the obsolete form of -n't.

Meaning of -n't

Suffix

-n't

  1. (idiomatic, unless humorous) Negates the meaning of the clause in which it occurs.
    • It is a beautiful bouquet! You needn't've bothered, thank you.

Words formed from -'nt

Questions about -'nt

What is -'nt the obsolete form of?
-'nt is the obsolete form of -n't.

Words near -'nt in the dictionary

  1. +2
  2. +ve
  3. -'
  4. -'d
  5. -'er
  6. -'nt
  7. -'s
  8. -'st
  9. -(s)
  10. ----hole
  11. -0r

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -'nt (page history and authors); -n't (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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