Definitions for Nil

Nil nil

Spelling: [nil]
IPA: /nɪl/

Nil is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 14 anagrams from letters in Nil (iln).

Definitions for Nil

noun

  1. nothing; naught; zero.

adjective

  1. having no value or existence:

Origin of Nil

1805-15; Latin nīl, variant (by apocope) of nīlum, contraction of nihilum nothing, equivalent to ni (variant of ne not) + hīlum trifle

Examples for Nil

At Dover the dock-people had generously charged me “nil” for dues.

The chances of even the most “conscious” rap creating a return to the Great Society were nil.

USA had four points (three for a win over Ghana, one for the draw with Portugal, nil for Thursday's defeat).

They may be nil, they may be enormous, or (more likely) they may fall somewhere in between.

Sadly, the chances of the government taking any notice are pretty close to nil.

The practical effect of this was nil, for there was no longer anything to enforce.

nil desperandum; keep up your courage, and all will go well.

They knew that as much as they tried to make up for it with brute force, their cultural power was nil.

nil admirari is the motto of the Man of Taste in Building, where he is naturally at home.

In this little paper let us keep to the text of nil nisi bonum.

Word Value for Nil
Scrable

3

Words with friends

5

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