Definitions for Nothing
ˈnʌθ ɪŋNoth·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo(adverb)

   a quantity of no importance

   "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

2. nothing(adverb)

   in no respect; to no degree

   "he looks nothing like his father"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nothing(Noun)

   Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance

   What happened to your face? uE00098519uE001 It's nothing.

2. nothing(Noun)

   A trivial remark (especially in the term sweet nothings)

3. nothing(Noun)

   A nobody (insignificant person)

   You're nothing to me now!

4. nothing(Adverb)

   Not at all; in no way.

5. nothing(Pronoun)

   Not any thing; no thing.

6. nothing(Pronoun)

   An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

7. nothing(Pronoun)

   Anything

   I didn't see nothing. [= I didn't see anything].

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nothing(noun)

   not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something

   Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]

2. Nothing(noun)

   nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness

   Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]

3. Nothing(noun)

   a thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle

   Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]

4. Nothing(noun)

   a cipher; naught

   Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]

5. Nothing(adverb)

   in no degree; not at all; in no wise

   Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Nothing

   Nothing is no thing, denoting the absence of something. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness. In nontechnical uses, nothing denotes things lacking importance, interest, value, relevance, or significance. Nothingness is the state of being nothing, the state of nonexistence of anything, or the property of having nothing.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Nothing

   nuth′ing, n. no thing: non-existence: absence of being: a low condition: no value or use: not anything of importance, a trifle: utter insignificance, no difficulty or trouble: no magnitude: a cipher.—adv. in no degree: not at all.—adj. and n. Nothingā′rian, believing nothing.—ns. Nothingā′rianism; Noth′ing-gift (Shak.), a gift of no value; Noth′ingism, nihility; Noth′ingness, state of being nothing or of no value: a thing of no value.—Nothing but, no more than: only; Nothing less than, equal to: as much as.—Come to nothing, to have no result: to turn out a failure; Make nothing of, to consider as of no difficulty or importance; Neck or nothing (see Neck); Next to nothing, almost nothing. [No and thing.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nothing

   1. A negative which is the reality behind every ghostly affirmative. 2. Something that has density without weight, like a barber's breath.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nothing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #266

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Nothing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #272

How to pronounce Nothing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Nothing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nothing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nothing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Nothing in a Sentence

1. Ben Carson:

   Until it is safe for them to return home, Jordan is a safe place for them to wait, bringing 25,000 refugees to the United States does nothing to solve this crisis. Jordan already houses 1.4 million refugees. Jordan needs and deserves our help.

2. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault:

   John Kerry cannot come on May 30. It's postponed, it will take place, it will take place in the course of the summer, this initiative is necessary because if nothing happens, if there is no strong French initiative, then colonization, attacks, terrorist attacks and several conflicts are going to continue.

3. Amber Heard:

   Nothing is a dramatic change, we’ve been together for a long time now, so it’s been a fairly organic process. I have a fiercely independent spirit.

4. Simon Mawhinney:

   We obviously welcome with open arms higher offers, but it's certainly not something we were expecting this late in the piece, i'm inclined to do nothing until I hear from the company and see what they advise...it's pretty much a wait-and-see.

5. Julia Trainor:

   I had to put him on the phone and hold the phone to her ear as he told her that he loved her so much, and then I had to wipe away her tears, i'm used to seeing very sick patients and I'm used to patients dying, but nothing quite like this.

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