no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence.
something that is nonexistent.
nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing.
something of no importance or significance: Wealth is nothing if you're not healthy enough to enjoy it.
a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced.
a person of little or no importance; a nobody.
something that is without quantity or magnitude.
a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine.
(used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it.
adverb
in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question.
adjective
amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job.
Idioms for 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.
in nothing flat, in very little time: Dinner was finished in nothing flat.
make nothing of,
to treat lightly; regard as easy.
to be unsuccessful in comprehending: He could make nothing of the complicated directions.
nothing but, nothing other than; only: We could see nothing but fog.
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.
nothing less than / short of, absolutely; completely: She was used to nothing less than the best.
think nothing of,
to treat casually.
to regard as insignificant: He thinks nothing of lying to conceal his incompetence.
Origin of nothing
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing; see no2, thing1
Words nearby nothing
not have it, not have one's heart in it, not have the heart to, not having any, nother, nothing, nothingburger, nothing but, nothing doing, nothing if not, nothing like
In the meantime, he should just accept that the holdup has nothing to do with his politics.
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The decision not to run the cartoons is motivated by nothing more than fear: either fear of offending or fear of retaliation.
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It has nothing to do with the regulatory job he is nominated for.
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“There is a heavy security presence but nothing has changed,” agrees Father Javier.
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Nothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.
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Still, this is nothing more than what its geographical position leads us to expect.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
He swung to face the locked door, knowing there could be nothing behind it.
Cry from a Far Planet|Tom Godwin
“Nothing at all, chère petite madame”—question and answer came many times a day.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Forster quotes Chorleys remark that Nothing could be compared with the intimacy of their mutual musical sympathy.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski
The mink, nothing daunted, crouched again, in readiness for whatever that something might be.
Red Fox|Charles G. D. Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for nothing
nothing
/ (ˈnʌθɪŋ) /
pronoun
(indefinite)no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of thingsI can give you nothing
no part or shareto have nothing to do with this crime
a matter of no importance or significanceit doesn't matter, it's nothing
indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness
indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etcto amount to nothing
zero quantity; nought
be nothing to
not to concern or be significant to (someone)
to be not nearly as good as
have nothing to do withorbe nothing to do withto have no connection with
have nothing onorhave got nothing on
to have no engagements to keep
to be undressed or naked
informalto compare unfavourably with
in nothing flatinformalin almost no time; very quickly or soon
nothing butnot something other than; only
nothing doinginformalan expression of dismissal, disapproval, lack of compliance with a request, etc
nothing if notat the very least; certainly
nothing less thanornothing short ofdownright; truly
there's nothing for itthere's no choice; there's no other course
there's nothing likea general expression of praisethere's nothing like a good cup of tea
there's nothing to itit is very simple, easy, etc
think nothing of
to regard as routine, easy, or natural
to have no compunction or hesitation about
to have a very low opinion of
to say nothing ofas well as; even disregardinghe was warmly dressed in a shirt and heavy jumper, to say nothing of his thick overcoat
stop at nothingto be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
adverb
in no way; not at allhe looked nothing like his brother
noun
informala person or thing of no importance or significance
sweet nothingswords of endearment or affection
Word Origin for nothing
Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nānnone1 + thing1
usage for nothing
Nothing normally takes a singular verb, but when nothing but is followed by a plural form of a noun, a plural verb is usually used: it was a large room where nothing but souvenirs were sold
Zip, Zilch, Nada! 16 Ways To Say “Nothing”Celebrate National Nothing Day (January 16) with these synonyms for "nothing," so you can describe to your mom why it's no big deal that you're doing nada.