All vs. None
Difference Between All and None
Alldeterminer
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
All contestants must register at the scorer’s table.All flesh is originally grass.All my friends like classical music.Nonepronoun
Not any of a given number or group.
None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.None of this meat tastes right.Alldeterminer
Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).
Nonepronoun
No one, nobody.
None of those people is my father.Alldeterminer
(obsolete) Any.
Nonepronoun
No person.
None of those people are my parents.Alldeterminer
Only; alone; nothing but.
He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice.Nonedeterminer
Not any; no.
Allpronoun
Everything.
Some gave all they had.She knows all and sees all.Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.Noneadverb
To no extent, in no way.
I felt none the worse for my recent illness.He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.Allpronoun
Everyone.
A good time was had by all.We all enjoyed the movie.Noneadverb
Not at all.
Now don't you worry none.Allpronoun
The only thing(s).
All that was left was a small pile of ash.Noneadverb
(obsolete) No, not.
Allpronoun
Used after what, where, how and similar words, either without changing their meaning, or indicating that one expects that they cover more than one element, e.g. that "who all attended" is more than one person.}} Some dialects only allow this to follow some words and not others.
Nonenoun
A person without religious affiliation.
Alladverb
(degree) Intensifier.
It suddenly went all quiet.She was all, “Whatever.”Nonenoun
: the ninth hour after dawn; (Christian) the religious service appointed to this hour.
Alladverb
(poetic) Entirely.
Nonenoun
(obsolete) nodot=a: the time around or following noon or nones.
Alladverb
Apiece; each.
The score was 30 all when the rain delay started.Nonenoun
a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
Alladverb
(degree) So much.
Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets.Nonenoun
a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
Alladverb
Even; just.
Noneadjective
not any;
thou shalt have none other gods before meAllnoun
(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.
She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line.Noneadverb
not at all or in no way;
seemed none too pleased with his dinnershirt looked none the worse for having been slept innone too prosperousthe passage is none too clearAllnoun
(countable) The totality of one's possessions.
Allconjunction
(obsolete) Although.
Alladjective
All gone; dead.
The butter is all.Alladjective
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class;
we sat up all nightate all the foodall men are mortalall parties are welcomehave some milksome roses were still bloominghaving some friends oversome applessome paperAlladjective
completely given to or absorbed by;
became all attentionAlladverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly');
he was wholly convincedentirely satisfied with the mealit was completely different from what we expectedwas completely at faulta totally new situationthe directions were all wrongit was not altogether her faultan altogether new approacha whole new idea
