nothing

[Noth·ing]

When we say nothing, we mean "aught," "zero," "a big goose egg," "nada," "nil," "zilch," or "zippo," in other words, "of little or no quantity."

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Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.

Noun
a nonexistent thing

Noun
a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn''t hear zilch about it"

Adverb
in no way; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

n.
Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.

n.
Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.

n.
A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.

n.
A cipher; naught.

adv.
In no degree; not at all; in no wise.

Nothing

Noth"ing , n. [From no, a. + thing.] 1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.

Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.

2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak. 3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.

'T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend, This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.

4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught. Nothing but, only; no more than. Chaucer. -- To make nothing of. (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. "We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts." Ray. (b) Not to understand; as, I could make nothing of what he said.

Nothing

Noth"ing, adv. In no degree; not at all; in no wise.

Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.

The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.

Nothing off (Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.

Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.

In no degree; not at all; in no wise.

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Usage Examples

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

'Lucky' is for laughs, and there's really nothing funny that I'm doing on 'Dexter.' I think more than anything, both comment on the fact that anybody is capable of anything. Just because they are the shy guy in the corner doesn't mean that they are a harmless little bunny.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally stopping before it gets there.

A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.