nix

Meaning

Noun

Nothing.

Verb

1. To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
2. To destroy or eradicate.

Intj

1. No! Not at all!
2. (obsolete) A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.

Synonyms

prohibit

veto

proscribe

interdict

disallow

forbid

nil

naught

nada

aught

goose egg

cypher

cipher

no

🙅

nothing

zero

zilch

zip

zippo

nixie

nought

nymph

outlaw

pixy

recant

refuse

reject

sylph

taboo

undine

water nymph

stop

🛑

Nereid

abjure

abnegate

ban

bar

brownie

contradict

debar

deny

disavow

disclaim

disown

embargo

fairy

🧚

fay

halt

mermaid

🧜‍♀️

naiad

Translations

nada

μηδέν

interdire

reddetmek

rien

niks

proibire

niente

prohibir

untersagen

vietare

verbieten

défendre

zéro

0

μηδενικό

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɪks/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: niks

Cognate with Old English: nicor

In summary

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.