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nil

nil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nil]
    • /nɪl/
    • /nɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nil]
    • /nɪl/

Definitions of nil word

  • noun nil nothing; naught; zero. 1
  • adjective nil having no value or existence: His credit rating is nil. 1
  • abbreviation NIL Nonexistent. 1
  • noun nil score: zero 1
  • noun Technical meaning of nil /nil/ 1. New Implementation of Lisp. A language intended to be the successor of MacLisp. A large Lisp, implemented mostly in VAX assembly language. A forerunner of Common LISP. 2. Network Implementation Language. Strom & Yemini, TJWRC, IBM. Implementation of complex networking protocols in a modular fashion. 3. Empty list or False. In Lisp, the empty list (or "nil list") is used to represent the Boolean value False. This is possible because Lisp is not typed. True is represented by the special atom "t". 4. Spoken in reply to a question, particularly one asked using the "-P" convention it means "No". Most hackers assume this derives simply from LISP, but NIL meaning "no" was well-established among radio hams decades before LISP existed. The historical connection between early hackerdom and the ham radio world was strong enough that this may have been an influence. 1
  • number nil Nil means the same as zero. It is usually used to say what the score is in sports such as rugby or football. 0
See all 10 definitions of nil

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Origin of nil

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < Latin nīl, variant (by apocope) of nīlum, contraction of nihilum nothing, equivalent to ni (variant of ne not) + hīlum trifle

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Parts of speech for Nil

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nil

nil popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

nil usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for nil

noun nil

  • zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • zilch — zero; nothing: The search came up with zilch.
  • nix — nothing.
  • naught — nothing.

pronoun nil

adjective nil

All 12 Synonyms of nil

Antonyms for nil

adjective nil

  • existent — Having reality or existence.
  • existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
All 2 Antonyms of nil

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