What does Nothing mean?
Definitions for Nothing
ˈnʌθ ɪŋNoth·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Nothing.
Princeton's WordNet
nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippoadverb
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"
nothingadverb
in no respect; to no degree
"he looks nothing like his father"
Wiktionary
nothingnoun
Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance
What happened to your face? uE00098519uE001 It's nothing.
nothingnoun
A trivial remark (especially in the term sweet nothings)
nothingnoun
A nobody (insignificant person)
You're nothing to me now!
nothingadverb
Not at all; in no way.
nothingpronoun
Not any thing; no thing.
nothingpronoun
An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
nothingpronoun
Anything
I didn't see nothing. [= I didn't see anything].
Webster Dictionary
Nothingnoun
not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Nothingnoun
nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Nothingnoun
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.]
Nothingnoun
a cipher; naught
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Nothingadverb
in no degree; not at all; in no wise
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Freebase
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
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Nothing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #266
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Nothing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #272
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Nothing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Nothing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Nothing in a Sentence
There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.
Just remember that we have been living with $30-per-barrel oil for half a year now and nothing has happened.
I remember just crying and being so angry, there was nothing that really allowed us to communicate in an efficient way. ... The Internet was right in front of us !
Education is immaterial only when you know that you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Kids have to go to school. Mom has to work in order to find and pay for everything. … Some people came here with nothing, absolutely nothing.
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Translations for Nothing
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- niksAfrikaans
- لا شئ, لا شيءArabic
- нішто, нічогаBelarusian
- нищоBulgarian
- কিছু নাBengali
- resCatalan, Valencian
- nicCzech
- ikke noget, ingenting, intetDanish
- nichts, gar nichtsGerman
- τίποτα, τίποτεGreek
- nenioEsperanto
- nadaSpanish
- deusez, ezerezBasque
- هیچ چی, هیچچیز, هیچPersian
- ei mitäänFinnish
- [[ne]] + ''verb'' + [[rien]], rienFrench
- rud ar bithIrish
- nada, res, renGalician
- שׁוּם דָּבָר, כְּלוּםHebrew
- कुछ नहीं, कुछ भी तो नहींHindi
- semmiHungarian
- nihil, nilInterlingua
- tidak adaIndonesian
- nuloIdo
- ekkert, neittIcelandic
- [[non]] + ''verb'' + [[niente]], nulla, nienteItalian
- שום דברHebrew
- 何でもない, 何も, 別にJapanese
- არაფერიGeorgian
- ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲKannada
- [[아무것Korean
- nihilLatin
- näischtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- niekasLithuanian
- nekasLatvian
- ништоMacedonian
- niks, nietsDutch
- ingenting, ingetNorwegian
- ádinNavajo, Navaho
- nicPolish
- nadaPortuguese
- fleac, nimic, bagatelăRomanian
- ничто, ничегоRussian
- nȉšta, ни̏штаSerbo-Croatian
- ničSlovak
- nìčSlovene
- asgjë, kurrgjë, boshAlbanian
- inget, intet, ingentingSwedish
- எதுவும்Tamil
- ఏమీTelugu
- ไม่มีอะไรThai
- wala lang, walaTagalog
- hiç bir şey, önemsiz, hiç, ehemmiyetsiz, hiçbir şey değilTurkish
- ніщо, нічогоUkrainian
- کچھ نہیںUrdu
- không, không cái gì, không có gìVietnamese
- גאָרנישטYiddish
- 沒有Chinese
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