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, 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"

2. nothingadverb

   in no respect; to no degree

   "he looks nothing like his father"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nothingnoun

   Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance

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

2. nothingnoun

   A trivial remark (especially in the term sweet nothings)

3. nothingnoun

   A nobody (insignificant person)

   You're nothing to me now!

4. nothingadverb

   Not at all; in no way.

5. nothingpronoun

   Not any thing; no thing.

6. nothingpronoun

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

7. nothingpronoun

   Anything

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

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

1. Nothingnoun

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

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

2. Nothingnoun

   nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness

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

3. 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.]

4. Nothingnoun

   a cipher; naught

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

5. Nothingadverb

   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

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Kimberly Hively:

   I guess I am as good as spokesperson as the next person, if I've done nothing else, I've at least stuck to this fight.

2. Friedrich Engels:

   The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another--no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

3. François Fénelon:

   Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.

4. Clive Standen:

   It’s nothing too crazy, most of my stuff is cardio and circuit training. It’s not traditional bodybuilding.

5. Ehsan Sehgal:

   You may compare yourself with others in the world to correct your flaws and take the best to become unique. Without that, you learn nothing.

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