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nillnoun
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
Etymology: nillan, corresponding to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nillnoun
The shining sparks of brass in trying and melting the ore.
To Nillverb
Not to will; to refuse; to reject.
Etymology: from ne will, nillan , Saxon.
Certes, said he, I nill thine offer’d grace,
Ne to be made so happy do intend,
Another bliss before mine eyes I place,
Another happiness, another end. Edmund Spenser, Fairy Q.In all affections she concurreth still;
If now, with man and wife to will and nill
The self-same things, a note of concord be,
I know no couple better can agree. Ben Jonson.
Webster Dictionary
Nillverb
not to will; to refuse; to reject
Nillverb
to be unwilling; to refuse to act
Nillnoun
shining sparks thrown off from melted brass
Nillnoun
scales of hot iron from the forge
Etymology: [Cf. Ir. & Gael. neul star, light. Cf. Nebula.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nill
nil, v.t. (Spens.) to refuse, to reject.—v.i. to be unwilling. [A.S. nillan—ne, not, willan, to will.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
nill
Scales of hot iron at the armourer's forge. Also, the stars of rockets.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
NILL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nill is ranked #30076 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Nill surname appeared 780 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nill.
87.4% or 682 total occurrences were White.
5.1% or 40 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.2% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
1.6% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nill in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of nill in a Sentence
When you do that, his mental state, his moral condition -- which was nill -- dominated the police department and that’s what caused so much of the delay and poor work that was done at the time.
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