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ALL meanings of nothing

noth·ing
N n
  • noun nothing no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 1
  • noun nothing no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence. 1
  • noun nothing something that is nonexistent. 1
  • noun nothing nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing. 1
  • noun nothing something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health. 1
  • noun nothing a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced. 1
  • noun nothing a person of little or no importance; a nobody. 1
  • noun nothing something that is without quantity or magnitude. 1
  • noun nothing a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine. 1
  • noun nothing (used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it. 1
  • adverb nothing in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question. 1
  • adjective nothing amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job. 1
  • idioms nothing for nothing, free of charge. for no apparent reason or motive. futilely; to no avail: They had gone to a great deal of expense for nothing. 1
  • idioms nothing in nothing flat, in very little time: Dinner was finished in nothing flat. 1
  • idioms nothing make nothing of, to treat lightly; regard as easy. to be unsuccessful in comprehending: He could make nothing of the complicated directions. 1
  • idioms nothing nothing but, nothing other than; only: We could see nothing but fog. 1
  • idioms nothing nothing doing, Informal. emphatically no; certainly not. no activity, inducement, advantage, etc., present to the eye: We drove through the town but there seemed to be nothing doing. 1
  • idioms nothing nothing less than / short of, absolutely; completely: She was used to nothing less than the best. 1
  • idioms nothing think nothing of, to treat casually. to regard as insignificant: He thinks nothing of lying to conceal his incompetence. 1
  • pronoun nothing as object: not anything 1
  • pronoun nothing as subject: not anything 1
  • pronoun nothing sth unimportant 1
  • noun nothing zero 1
  • noun nothing Not anything; no single thing. 1
  • pronoun nothing sth unimpressive 1
  • abbreviation NOTHING nothingness 1
  • noun nothing sb insignificant 1
  • pronoun nothing Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. 0
  • pronoun nothing You use nothing to indicate that something or someone is not important or significant. 0
  • pronoun nothing Nothing is also a noun. 0
  • pronoun nothing If you say that something cost nothing or is worth nothing, you are indicating that it cost or is worth a surprisingly small amount of money. 0
  • pronoun nothing You use nothing before an adjective or 'to'-infinitive to say that something or someone does not have the quality indicated. 0
  • pronoun nothing You can use nothing before 'so' and an adjective or adverb, or before a comparative, to emphasize how strong or great a particular quality is. 0
  • pronoun nothing no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things 0
  • pronoun nothing no part or share 0
  • pronoun nothing a matter of no importance or significance 0
  • pronoun nothing indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness 0
  • pronoun nothing indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc 0
  • pronoun nothing zero quantity; nought 0
  • adverb nothing in no way; not at all 0
  • noun nothing a person or thing of no importance or significance 0
  • pronoun nothing no thing; not anything; naught 0
  • pronoun nothing no part, element, trace, etc. 0
  • pronoun nothing something of little or no value, seriousness, etc.; trifle 0
  • pronoun nothing a person considered to be of no value or importance 0
  • noun nothing nonexistence; nothingness 0
  • noun nothing a thing that does not exist 0
  • noun nothing a naught; zero; cipher 0
  • adverb nothing not at all; in no manner or degree 0
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