ALL meanings of nothing short of
noth·ing short of
N n - noun nothing short of nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing. 1
- noun nothing short of something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health. 1
- noun nothing short of a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced. 1
- noun nothing short of a person of little or no importance; a nobody. 1
- noun nothing short of something that is without quantity or magnitude. 1
- noun nothing short of a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine. 1
- noun nothing short of (used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it. 1
- adverb nothing short of in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question. 1
- adjective nothing short of amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job. 1
- idioms nothing short of 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 short of in nothing flat, in very little time: Dinner was finished in nothing flat. 1
- idioms nothing short of 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 short of nothing but, nothing other than; only: We could see nothing but fog. 1
- idioms nothing short of 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 short of nothing less than / short of, absolutely; completely: She was used to nothing less than the best. 1
- idioms nothing short of think nothing of, to treat casually. to regard as insignificant: He thinks nothing of lying to conceal his incompetence. 1
- noun nothing short of no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 1
- noun nothing short of no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence. 1
- noun nothing short of something that is nonexistent. 1
- phrase nothing short of You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous. 0