Definitions for nothing

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nothing noth·ing

Spelling: [nuhth-ing]

IPA: /ˈnʌθ ɪŋ/

Nothing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in nothing (ghinnot).

Definitions for nothing

noun

1. no thing; not anything; naught:
2. no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of):
3. something that is nonexistent.
4. nonexistence; nothingness:
5. something or someone of no importance or significance:
6. a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark:
7. a person of little or no importance; a nobody.
8. something that is without quantity or magnitude.
9. a cipher or naught:
10. (used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks):

Idioms

1. for nothing, free of charge. for no apparent reason or motive. futilely; to no avail:
2. in nothing flat, in very little time:
3. make nothing of, to treat lightly; regard as easy. to be unsuccessful in comprehending:
4. nothing but, nothing other than; only:
5. nothing doing, Informal. emphatically no; certainly not. no activity, inducement, advantage, etc., present to the eye:
6. nothing less than / short of, absolutely; completely:
7. think nothing of, to treat casually. to regard as insignificant:

adverb

1. in no respect or degree; not at all:

adjective

1. amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like:

Origin of nothing

before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing; see no², thing¹

Examples for nothing

It has nothing to do with the regulatory job he is nominated for.

“There is a heavy security presence but nothing has changed,” agrees Father Javier.

I could tell it, if nothing else showed it, by the way in which she overdoes respectability.

"nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.

After this, nothing could restore the courtesy he had previously assumed.

"nothing, only you locked the door by mistake," said Ben, coolly.

nothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.

But, to relieve your mind, nothing at all has really happened.

In the meantime, he should just accept that the holdup has nothing to do with his politics.

The decision not to run the cartoons is motivated by nothing more than fear: either fear of offending or fear of retaliation.