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nix

nix
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [niks]
    • /nɪks/
    • /nɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [niks]
    • /nɪks/

Definitions of nix word

  • abbreviation NIX nothing. 1
  • adverb nix no1 (def 1). 1
  • verb with object nix to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: to nix the project. 1
  • noun plural nix (in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home. 1
  • noun nix Expressing denial or refusal. 1
  • transitive verb nix forbid, say no to 1

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Origin of nix

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < German: variant of nichts nothing

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Nix

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nix popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nix

noun nix

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

adverb nix

verb nix

  • forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
  • take apart — into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.

adjective nix

Antonyms for nix

noun nix

  • ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
  • approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
  • sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.

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