nil

Nil means nothing.

(noun)

An example of nil is an empty space.

The definition of nil is something without anything, or zero.

(adjective)

An example of nil is a zero percent chance of rain.

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See nil in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

nothing

Origin: L, contr. of nihil

adjective

zero; so small as not to be measurable: our chances were nil

See nil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Nothing; zero.

Origin:

Origin: Latin nīl

Origin: , contraction of nihil; see ne in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • nil adjective

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