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nothing Definition

noth·ing (nut̸h′iŋ)

    1. no thing; not anything; naught
    2. no part, element, trace, etc. nothing of kindness in him
    1. something of little or no value, seriousness, etc.; trifle
    2. a person considered to be of no value or importance

Etymology: ME < OE na thing, nan thing

noun

  1. nonexistence; nothingness
  2. a thing that does not exist
    1. something of little or no value, seriousness, etc.; trifle
    2. a person considered to be of no value or importance
  4. a naught; zero; cipher

adverb

not at all; in no manner or degree nothing daunted

nothing Idioms

for nothing

  1. free; at no cost
  2. in vain; uselessly
  3. without reason

in nothing flat

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Informal in almost no time at all

make nothing of

  1. to treat as of little importance
  2. to fail to understand

nothing but

only; nothing other than

nothing doing

Informal
  1. no: used as a refusal of a request
  2. no result, accomplishment, etc.: an exclamation of disappointment

nothing if not

decidedly and unmistakably he's nothing if not prompt

nothing less than

no less than; just the same as

nothing Synonyms

nothing

n.

not anything, no thing, trifle, triviality, bagatelle, nothingness, nonexistence, inexistence, nonbeing, nullity, zero, nihility, extinction, oblivion, obliteration, annihilation, nonentity, neither hide nor hair, goose egg*, zip*, zilch*; see also blank 1, emptiness.

for nothing

  1. gratis, without cost, unencumbered; see free 4.

  2. in vain, for naught, emptily;

in nothing flat*

in almost no time at all, speedily, rapidly; see quickly 1.

make nothing of

minimize, underplay, play down; see neglect 1.

think nothing of

minimize, underplay, disregard; see neglect 1.

nothing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: Or, of course, you could do nothing.
  • know: These were from the family of Hans Fischer who knew nothing about what became of him.
  • say: I could not fight five men, to say nothing of a loaded pistol.
  • have: Grove also set out the reasons why he thought the sighting had nothing to do with an airship.
  • hear: Lewes was far away and the young people heard nothing of William.
  • mean: Without this, 30 % means nothing at all in absolute terms.

Adjective modifier

  • there's: No, the good thing is that thereâs nothing else like it on British television.
  • theres: The track can get quite busy at times, especially if theres nothing on, but it copes extremely well.
  • least: I ended up with a corker of a black eye for the duration of the trip, but at least nothing was broken.

Modifies a noun

  • happening: Apart from the bloody war, there's nothing happening!
  • beat: I love to write but nothing beats performing your own stuff.
  • left: A westerly gale springing up, there was nothing left but to run before it.

Noun used with modifier

means: This means nothing when men refuse to use condoms because they don't like them.

Preposition: in

  • paragraph: Nothing in this paragraph shall affect your statutory rights.
  • return: All these things - and he asks for nothing in return.

Preposition: of

  • sort: CIGARETTE SMOKING MAN: ( chuckling ) I did nothing of the sort.
  • significance: Again, I knew nothing of the significance of the date of 2012.
  • kind: The hatred directed at activists over the past few years is, in other words, nothing of the kind.
  • substance: So yes, the caves can symbolize emptiness, but only if you have nothing of substance inside you to bring out.

Preposition: from

selfishness: What kind of Church would we have if we did nothing from selfishness or empty conceit?