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?

1. 

   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. Etan Bednarsh:

   All I can say is try to picture the same joke, the same dugout with a man and woman and there's no joke. There's nothing funny about it.

2. Donald Trump:

   Russia is a ruse. I have nothing to do with Russia. Haven't made a phone call to Russia in years.

3. Jim Jordan:

   This is about Congress as a separate equal branch of government getting information... it has nothing to do with that it's like we're entitled to get answers to the questions that the American people have as their elected representatives, rod Rosenstein wasn't elected to anything.

4. Zaman Ali:

   Passion belongs to nothing and reason belong to many things that’s why reason it is better than passion.”

5. Lata Bandgar:

   From the moment she wakes up till the time she goes to sleep - and even after - a single woman in a village is subject to so much harassment, so much stigma and abuse, they are treated worse than animals - even cattle live with greater security, greater comfort. It is a dangerous world for them. So if she can stake her claim to land or property, then she has some security. Without it, she has nothing.

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