nihilityn.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈ(h)ɪlᵻti/,

/nɪˈhɪlᵻti/,

/niːˈ(h)ɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/naɪˈhɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s nihilitie, 1700s– nihility.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nihilitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nihilitas nothingness (late 14th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin nihil nothing (see nihil n.) + -itās -ity suffix. Compare French nihilité (1595 in Middle French; 1406 as nichilité ). Compare earlier nihileity n., nihilhood n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nəihi·lĭti) /naɪˈhɪlɪtɪ/.

1. The quality or state of being nothing; non-existence, nullity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun]

noughtOE

unbeing1435

non-beingc1443

nullity?1573

non esse1585

not-beinga1586

unexistence1593

nihilhood1602

non-essence?1605

inexistence1623

never-being1633

nonentity1643

non-existence1646

no-being1651

inexistency1660

nihility1678

cipherhooda1680

vacuitya1711

nothingness1766

nihilism1856

thinglessness1874

not-ness1933

nullness1949

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 514 This Nihilitie or Nothingnesse of the Creature is the same with its Passive power.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 38 Not-Being is consider'd as excluding all Substance,..and this we call pure Nihility, or meer Nothing.

1796 E. Darwin Zoonomia II. 372 Nor is there any one..who has not at some moments felt the nihility of all things.

1831 I. Taylor in Edward's Freedom of Will Introd. v. 103 We will apply this method of resolving an illusory notion into its proper nihility.

1874 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 74 The basis..relied upon to establish the date of Buddha's entrance upon nihility.

1961 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 22 395 Here if anywhere Donne seems to be echoing Calvin in the reduction of man to sheer nihility.

1986 Brit. Jrnl. Aesthetics Autumn 337 His approach to the question of nothingness or nihility has considerable bearing upon the hermeneutic status of his aesthetics.

†2. As a count noun: a mere nothing, a trifle; a non-existent thing; a nullity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist > a mere nothing

thing of noughtc1425

nullitya1591

nihileity1603

nihility1765

1765 London Chron. 3 Jan. 11 After he had discharged all his nihilities, he returned with equal precipitation.

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 66 Della Crusca..had been asserting that all past actions were nihilities.

1824 T. De Quincey tr. J. P. F. Richter Dream upon Universe in London Mag. Mar. 242/1 This universe—in comparison of which the positive universe would be itself a nihility.

1844 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) July 396 It starves on the vapid nihilities of a frigid and soulless neology.

1878 F. Ferguson Pop. Life Christ II. xv. 316 Not the Son of a mere abstraction, of an infinite nihility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nihility
释义	nihilityn. Brit. /nʌɪˈ(h)ɪlᵻti/, /nɪˈhɪlᵻti/, /niːˈ(h)ɪlᵻti/, U.S. /naɪˈhɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s nihilitie, 1700s– nihility. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nihilitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nihilitas nothingness (late 14th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin nihil nothing (see nihil n.) + -itās -ity suffix. Compare French nihilité (1595 in Middle French; 1406 as nichilité ). Compare earlier nihileity n., nihilhood n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nəihi·lĭti) /naɪˈhɪlɪtɪ/. 1. The quality or state of being nothing; non-existence, nullity. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] noughtOE unbeing1435 non-beingc1443 nullity?1573 non esse1585 not-beinga1586 unexistence1593 nihilhood1602 non-essence?1605 inexistence1623 never-being1633 nonentity1643 non-existence1646 no-being1651 inexistency1660 nihility1678 cipherhooda1680 vacuitya1711 nothingness1766 nihilism1856 thinglessness1874 not-ness1933 nullness1949 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 514 This Nihilitie or Nothingnesse of the Creature is the same with its Passive power. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 38 Not-Being is consider'd as excluding all Substance,..and this we call pure Nihility, or meer Nothing. 1796 E. Darwin Zoonomia II. 372 Nor is there any one..who has not at some moments felt the nihility of all things. 1831 I. Taylor in Edward's Freedom of Will Introd. v. 103 We will apply this method of resolving an illusory notion into its proper nihility. 1874 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 74 The basis..relied upon to establish the date of Buddha's entrance upon nihility. 1961 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 22 395 Here if anywhere Donne seems to be echoing Calvin in the reduction of man to sheer nihility. 1986 Brit. Jrnl. Aesthetics Autumn 337 His approach to the question of nothingness or nihility has considerable bearing upon the hermeneutic status of his aesthetics. †2. As a count noun: a mere nothing, a trifle; a non-existent thing; a nullity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist > a mere nothing thing of noughtc1425 nullitya1591 nihileity1603 nihility1765 1765 London Chron. 3 Jan. 11 After he had discharged all his nihilities, he returned with equal precipitation. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 66 Della Crusca..had been asserting that all past actions were nihilities. 1824 T. De Quincey tr. J. P. F. Richter Dream upon Universe in London Mag. Mar. 242/1 This universe—in comparison of which the positive universe would be itself a nihility. 1844 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) July 396 It starves on the vapid nihilities of a frigid and soulless neology. 1878 F. Ferguson Pop. Life Christ II. xv. 316 Not the Son of a mere abstraction, of an infinite nihility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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