nothing

Betekenis (Engels)

Pron

1. (indefinite, pronoun) Not any thing; no thing.
2. (indefinite, pronoun) An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
2. (countable, uncountable) A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
3. (countable, uncountable) A nobody (insignificant person).

Adv

Not at all; in no way.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Completely unimportant.
2. (not-comparable) Lacking effort or commitment.

Intj

Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said.

Sinonieme

none

zero

nil

anything

naught

not

🚫

no

🙅

nobody

nought

no one

in no way

zilch

empty

nada

cipher

non-existence

𐑌𐐲𐑃𐐮𐑍

cypher

nonentity

void

nothing at all

not at all

emptiness

free

🆓

zip

in vain

goose egg

in any way

worthless object

all gone

anyone

zippo

anyhow

for nothing

for free

vacancy

blankness

nix

never mind

nothingness

not a bit

uselessly

aught

either way

not any

lack

indefinite pronoun

easy

hollowness

hollow

Vertalings

rien

nada

nichts

niente

nulla

niets

nada

zéro

0

nihil

cero

0

res

niks

τίποτα

τίποτε

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: nothyng

Geërf van Old English: nāþing

Verwante met Old English: nāwiht

Verwante met Sweeds: ingenting

In summary

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”).

Sinne

I myself heard nothing of that .

That guy over there likes to drink a lot , talk a lot , but do nothing .

Charles looked on , angry that there was nothing he could do .

" You have helped me ." The man continued to prepare his tea , saying nothing .

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else .

About eleven , I walked back to my home in Maybury because nothing seemed to be happening .