Definition of NULL

null

Plural: nulls

Noun

  • a quantity of no importance
  • A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
  • Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
  • Something that has no force or meaning.
  • The null character; the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, which indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
  • The attribute of an entity that has no valid value.
  • One of the beads in nulled work.
  • The null hypothesis.

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking any legal or binding force
    • "null and void"

Adj

  • Having no validity; "null and void".
  • Insignificant.
  • Absent or non-existent.
  • Of the null set.
  • Of or comprising a value of precisely zero.
  • Causing a complete loss of gene function; amorphic.
  • Neutral.

Verb

Verb Forms: nulled, nulling, nulls

  • To reduce to nothing; to make invalid or void.
  • To nullify; to annul.
  • To return to the null position, setting, etc.
  • To form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe.
  • To crack; to remove restrictions or limitations in (software).

Examples

  • His opponent’s attempt to challenge the word was successful, effectively ’NULLING’ his high-scoring play.
  • Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.

Synonyms

aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, void, zero, zilch, zip, zippo

Antonyms

antinull, non-null

Scrabble Score: 4

null: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
null: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
null: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

null: valid Words With Friends Word