nothing

Meaning

Pron

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

Noun

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

Adv

Not at all; in no way.

Adj

Completely unimportant.

Intj

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

Concepts

nothing

none

zero

nil

anything

naught

not

nought

no

nobody

no one

empty

zilch

in no way

cipher

emptiness

void

cypher

nada

zip

non-existence

nothing at all

free

nonentity

not at all

𐑌𐐲𐑃𐐮𐑍

not any

not a bit

blankness

nothingness

vacancy

aught

goose egg

nix

null

zippo

worthless object

all gone

for free

for nothing

in vain

uselessly

anyone

anyhow

either way

in any way

never mind

sod all

not any thing

mere trifle

mare’s nest

figs

quite

easy

nothing to be done

safe

mess

spoiled

spoilt

particularly

indefinite pronoun

nonexistence

non-entity

unreality

wind

hollow

short of

no more

none at all

not one

broke

never

self

good for nothing

without purpose

worthless

nullity

no reason

pick

some

noone

hollowness

nihility

vacuity

vacuousness

safeness

security

anybody

absence

lack

want

finish

abolish

cancel out

nullify

bagatelle

trifle

trinket

there is no

there is nothing

no problem

nonbeing

sod-all

any

something

what

what for

whatsoever

nothing left

like

no matter

Hyphenated as

noth‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

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”).

Sentences

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

It is so very good that it's good for nothing .

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