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  1. nillnoun

    Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.

  2. Etymology: nillan, corresponding to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nillnoun

    The shining sparks of brass in trying and melting the ore.

  2. 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

  1. Nillverb

    not to will; to refuse; to reject

  2. Nillverb

    to be unwilling; to refuse to act

  3. Nillnoun

    shining sparks thrown off from melted brass

  4. Nillnoun

    scales of hot iron from the forge

  5. Etymology: [Cf. Ir. & Gael. neul star, light. Cf. Nebula.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nill

    nil, v.t. (Spens.) to refuse, to reject.—v.i. to be unwilling. [A.S. nillanne, not, willan, to will.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. nill

    Scales of hot iron at the armourer's forge. Also, the stars of rockets.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nill in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of nill in a Sentence

  1. John Gray:

    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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