Definition of NOTHING

nothing

Plural: nothings

Noun

  • The absence of anything; something of no importance or value.
  • a quantity of no importance
    • "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
  • Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
  • A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
  • A nobody (insignificant person).

Adverb

  • in no respect; to no degree
    • "he looks nothing like his father"

Pron

  • Not any thing; no thing.
  • An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

Adv

  • Not at all; in no way.

Adj

  • Completely unimportant.
  • Lacking effort or commitment.

Intj

  • Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said.

Examples

  • - What happened to your face? - It's nothing.
  • After drawing three ’U’s, his rack felt like NOTHING but trouble.
  • Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.
  • Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.
  • Nothing bad will happen, will it?
  • Nothing too much out of the ordinary.
  • The cricketer played a nothing shot.
  • There remains nothing more to be done.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).

Synonyms

aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, FA, Fanny Adams, blank, bugger all, bupkis, dick, dick all, diddly, diddly squat, diddly-squat, doodley-squat, doodly-squat, fig, fuck all, jack, jack all, jack shit, jack squat, jackshit, nish, not a thing, nothing, nothing consequential, nothing important, nothing of any consequence, nothing significant, nought, nowt, nuttin', shit, sod all, something inconsequential, something insignificant, something of no consequence, something trifling, something unimportant, squadoosh, squat, sweet FA, sweet Fanny Adams, sweet bugger all, sweet fuck all, zerosville, zipola

Scrabble Score: 11

nothing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nothing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nothing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

nothing: valid Words With Friends Word