naught vs nothing

naught and nothing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
naught	Yes	No	No	No
nothing	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, naught and nothing are synonyms defined as:

naught and nothing: a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

Other synonyms of naught include aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo.

naught (noun)	nothing (noun)
complete failure	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

naught (adverb)	nothing (adverb)
	in no respect; to no degree