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, 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"
nothing(adverb)
in no respect; to no degree
"he looks nothing like his father"
Wiktionary
nothing(Noun)
Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance
What happened to your face? uE00098519uE001 It's nothing.
nothing(Noun)
A trivial remark (especially in the term sweet nothings)
nothing(Noun)
A nobody (insignificant person)
You're nothing to me now!
nothing(Adverb)
Not at all; in no way.
nothing(Pronoun)
Not any thing; no thing.
nothing(Pronoun)
An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
nothing(Pronoun)
Anything
I didn't see nothing. [= I didn't see anything].
Webster Dictionary
Nothing(noun)
not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Nothing(noun)
nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
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.]
Nothing(noun)
a cipher; naught
Etymology: [From no, a. + thing.]
Nothing(adverb)
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
I love the atmosphere. I think at a time like this, the end of the season, you're not looking forward to playing events and stuff like this, but to play the Davis Cup and you walk out and the atmosphere is like this and Davis Cup is so hectic. Davis Cup's like nothing we have experienced. Davis Cup's unbelievable.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:
Sometimes, they convey a message, a general message, but there's nothing tactical, there is no dialogue. There's, let's say, information, but not dialogue.
Unicredit Chief Economist Andreas Rees:
The latest data do not herald a fundamental turnaround in the German economy. It is a bump in the road and nothing more as flagged by robust business sentiment recently.
Fallibility is simply defined as state of being capable of making mistakes or being wrong sometimes. Permit me to tell you this, every human is fallible in nature. Yes! you heard me right as usual, even the Pope himself is fallible in nature. That is to say, there is no exception to what I'm writing or talking about. Although, he (the Pope) is widely regarded as infallible according to the dogma of the Roman catholic church. But come on, is the pope (a) catholic? Nevertheless, it is delusion to regard any human as infallible. I mean, anyone who regards any other human as incapable of making mistakes or being wrong is nothing but delusive. Besides, whoever that claims to be infallible has never tried out something new before and it is only a coward who is often reluctant to try out something new, just because of fear of failure. Wait a second, is the Pope (a) catholic? Furthermore, in case you don't know, almighty God is the only one who is ever infallible. Apart from him (Almighty God) no other person is infallible naturally, regardless of world renowned professors. Anyway, do quote me right or rather you can say I said so. ~Emeasoba George
We were able to visit the apartment of Maxim Borodin, together with the police and forensic experts on Friday, the intermediate conclusion is that Maxim Borodin fell out of the balcony of Maxim Borodin apartment where Maxim Borodin probably was smoking, as Maxim Borodin had big plans for Maxim Borodin personal life and career, there is nothing to support a verdict of suicide.
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- niksAfrikaans
- لا شئ, لا شيءArabic
- нічога, ніштоBelarusian
- нищоBulgarian
- কিছু নাBengali
- resCatalan, Valencian
- nicCzech
- intet, ingenting, ikke nogetDanish
- nichts, gar nichtsGerman
- τίποτε, τίποταGreek
- nenioEsperanto
- nadaSpanish
- deusez, ezerezBasque
- هیچچیز, هیچ, هیچ چیPersian
- ei mitäänFinnish
- rien, [[ne]] + ''verb'' + [[rien]]French
- rud ar bithIrish
- res, nada, renGalician
- כְּלוּם, שׁוּם דָּבָרHebrew
- कुछ नहीं, कुछ भी तो नहींHindi
- semmiHungarian
- nihil, nilInterlingua
- tidak adaIndonesian
- nuloIdo
- ekkert, neittIcelandic
- nulla, niente, [[non]] + ''verb'' + [[niente]]Italian
- שום דברHebrew
- 別に, 何も, 何でもないJapanese
- არაფერიGeorgian
- ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲKannada
- [[아무것Korean
- nihilLatin
- näischtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- niekasLithuanian
- nekasLatvian
- ништоMacedonian
- niets, niksDutch
- ingenting, ingetNorwegian
- ádinNavajo, Navaho
- nicPolish
- nadaPortuguese
- bagatelă, nimic, fleacRomanian
- ничего, ничтоRussian
- nȉšta, ни̏штаSerbo-Croatian
- ničSlovak
- nìčSlovene
- bosh, asgjë, kurrgjëAlbanian
- inget, ingenting, intetSwedish
- எதுவும்Tamil
- ఏమీTelugu
- ไม่มีอะไรThai
- wala lang, walaTagalog
- ehemmiyetsiz, hiç, önemsiz, hiç bir şey, hiçbir şey değilTurkish
- нічого, ніщоUkrainian
- کچھ نہیںUrdu
- không có gì, không cái gì, khôngVietnamese
- גאָרנישטYiddish
- 沒有Chinese
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