Definitions for nothing
ˈnʌθ ɪŋnoth·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 6 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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1. nothing

   Song lyrics by nothing -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by nothing on the Lyrics.com website.

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. Her Dad Lawrence:

   I wanted to take the appropriate amount of time to ensure that nothing was lingering.

2. Euripides:

   Human excellence means nothing unless it works with the consent of God.

3. Chloe Setter:

   Nothing can quite replace the direct human interaction of a person speaking to another person, looking at their passport and asking questions.

4. Ehsan Sehgal:

   You may hold all the data, info, and knowledge, but without consent, you gain nothing, even having the power, you are powerless. Everything depends on the consent

5. Woody Allen:

   What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

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