nothing
noun
- something of no importance or of on consequence
- trivial remark
adverb
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L333683 on Wikidata ↗pronoun
- concept denoting the absence of something, and is associated with nothingness;(in nontechnical) things lacking importance, interest, value, relevance, or significance
- absence of anything, vacuum
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ / /ˈnʌtɪŋ/ / /ˈnʌʔn̩/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
- Completely unimportant.
“Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.”
- Lacking effort or commitment.
“The cricketer played a nothing shot.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
- Not at all; in no way.
“Nothing too much out of the ordinary.”
“Nothing dismayed, I repeated my query.”
intj
Etymology: From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
- Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
- Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
“- What happened to your face? - It's nothing.”
“Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths.”
- A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
- A nobody (insignificant person).
pron
Etymology: From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).
- Not any thing; no thing.
“Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.”
“Nothing bad will happen, will it?”
- An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.