nothing but

noth·ing but

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nuhth-ing buht]
- /ˈnʌθ ɪŋ bʌt/
- /ˈnʌθɪŋ bʌt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nuhth-ing buht]
- /ˈnʌθ ɪŋ bʌt/

Definitions of nothing but words

noun nothing but no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 1
noun nothing but no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence. 1
noun nothing but something that is nonexistent. 1
noun nothing but nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing. 1
noun nothing but something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health. 1
noun nothing but a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced. 1

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Origin of nothing but

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing; see no2, thing1

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Parts of speech for Nothing but

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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nothing but popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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 nothing but

adj nothing but

all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.

adv nothing but

at most — at the maximum

adjective nothing but

exclusively — To the exclusion of others ; only; solely.

adverb nothing but

just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.

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Antonyms for nothing but

adverb nothing but

incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.

adjective nothing but

none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.
zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.

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Origin of nothing but

First appearance:

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Parts of speech for Nothing but

nothing but popularity

nothing but usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for nothing but

adj nothing but

adv nothing but

adjective nothing but

adverb nothing but

Antonyms for nothing but

adverb nothing but

adjective nothing but

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