nothing

1 of 4

pronoun

noth·ing ˈnə-thiŋ How to pronounce nothing (audio)

: not any thing : no thing

leaves nothing to the imagination

: no part

: one of no interest, value, or consequence

they mean nothing to me

adverb

: not at all : in no degree

nothing

3 of 4

noun

plural nothings

: something that does not exist

: the absence of all magnitude or quantity

also : zero sense 1a

: nothingness, nonexistence

: someone or something of no or slight value or size

: a light, playful, or frivolous remark

—usually plural

… from the time of their sitting down to table, it was a quick succession of busy nothings till the carriage came to the door …

Jane AustenHe … had the most insinuating way of saying impertinent nothings to his doting female admirers.

Charles Dickens

adjective

: of no account : worthless

Example Sentences

Pronoun There's nothing in my hands. She knows nothing of our plans. You have nothing to worry about. There's nothing fun to do around here. You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through. Don't get all upset over nothing. Your opinion means nothing to me. “Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.” Adverb She is nothing like her sister. It's nothing close to finished. Noun It appeared out of nothing. The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing. My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity.

Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020 Tearing down the names of Hood and Lee, that don’t change nothing.

1843, 2 Apr. 2020 Four hours of early morning German grammar drills did nothing to help that situation.

Sarah Wu, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2020 Dwelling on inadequacies does nothing to help people feel more prepared or in control of a desperate situation.

Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2020 But those deaths could have been as high as 2.2 million, if the U.S. did nothing, Mr. Trump said.

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2020 People don't make excuses for their friends who have done nothing wrong.

Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2020 There's nothing quite like being lulled to sleep by a wonderful bedtime story.

Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 31 Mar. 2020 The oldest species on our planet were microscopic, nothing more than itty-bitty specks.

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 See More

Phrases Containing nothing

Kids Definition

nothing 1 of 3

pronoun

noth·ing ˈnə-thiŋ How to pronounce nothing (audio)

: not anything : no thing

There's nothing in the box.

: someone or something of no interest, value, or importance

Your opinion is nothing to me.

nothing

2 of 3

adverb

: not at all : in no way

He is nothing like his brother.

nothing

3 of 3

noun

: something that does not exist : empty space

The magician made a rabbit appear out of nothing.

: zero sense 1

The score was ten to nothing.

: someone or something of little or no worth or importance

I'm nothing without my friends and family.

单词	nothing doing
释义	nothing 1 of 4 pronoun noth·ing ˈnə-thiŋ 1 : not any thing : no thing leaves nothing to the imagination 2 : no part 3 : one of no interest, value, or consequence they mean nothing to me see also next to nothing nothing 2 of 4 adverb : not at all : in no degree nothing 3 of 4 noun plural nothings 1 a : something that does not exist b : the absence of all magnitude or quantity also : zero sense 1a c : nothingness, nonexistence 2 : someone or something of no or slight value or size 3 : a light, playful, or frivolous remark —usually plural … from the time of their sitting down to table, it was a quick succession of busy nothings till the carriage came to the door … Jane AustenHe … had the most insinuating way of saying impertinent nothings to his doting female admirers. Charles Dickens see also sweet nothings nothing 4 of 4 adjective : of no account : worthless Phrases nothing doing : by no means : definitely no nothing for it : no alternative nothing for it but to start over nothing like : not nearly it's nothing like thorough enough for nothing 1 : without reason 2 : at no charge Synonyms Adverb never no none noway noways nowise Noun cipher dwarf half-pint insect insignificancy lightweight morsel nobody nonentity nullity number pip-squeak pygmy pigmy shrimp snippersnapper twerp whippersnapper zero zilch See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Pronoun There's nothing in my hands. She knows nothing of our plans. You have nothing to worry about. There's nothing fun to do around here. You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through. Don't get all upset over nothing. Your opinion means nothing to me. “Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.” Adverb She is nothing like her sister. It's nothing close to finished. Noun It appeared out of nothing. The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing. My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity. Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020 Tearing down the names of Hood and Lee, that don’t change nothing. 1843, 2 Apr. 2020 Four hours of early morning German grammar drills did nothing to help that situation. Sarah Wu, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2020 Dwelling on inadequacies does nothing to help people feel more prepared or in control of a desperate situation. Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2020 But those deaths could have been as high as 2.2 million, if the U.S. did nothing, Mr. Trump said. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2020 People don't make excuses for their friends who have done nothing wrong. Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2020 There's nothing quite like being lulled to sleep by a wonderful bedtime story. Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 31 Mar. 2020 The oldest species on our planet were microscopic, nothing more than itty-bitty specks. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Pronoun Middle English, from Old English nān thing, nāthing, from nān no + thing thing — more at none First Known Use Pronoun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb 12th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Adjective 1611, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing nothing all-or-nothing almost nothing apropos of nothing betray nothing can make nothing of come to nothing do-nothing do nothing for double or nothing have (got) nothing left to prove good-for-nothing have little/nothing to recommend it have little/nothing to recommend him/her have nothing in common have nothing against if nothing else know-nothing It's nothing to do with in nothing flat leave nothing to be desired lack/want for nothing leave nothing to chance leave nothing to the imagination next to nothing mean nothing to (someone) nothing but skin and bones nothing but trouble nothing could be farther from the truth nothing could be further from someone's mind nothing could be further from the truth nothing else nothing if not nothing (further) to do with nothing like nothing of the sort nothing personal nothing short of nothing succeeds like success nothing so much as nothing to it nothing to write home about nothing to worry about stick at nothing on a hiding to nothing nothing ventured, nothing gained think nothing of think nothing of it to say nothing of nothing daunted nothing of the kind have nothing on (someone) here goes nothing nothing else for it nothing in it (for someone) nothing to stop at nothing nothing in nothing comes of nothing less than nothing doing nothing for it nothing to sneeze at for nothing nothing to sniff at See More all-or-nothing almost nothing apropos of nothing betray nothing can make nothing of come to nothing do-nothing do nothing for double or nothing have (got) nothing left to prove good-for-nothing have little/nothing to recommend it have little/nothing to recommend him/her have nothing in common have nothing against if nothing else know-nothing It's nothing to do with in nothing flat leave nothing to be desired lack/want for nothing leave nothing to chance leave nothing to the imagination next to nothing mean nothing to (someone) nothing but skin and bones nothing but trouble nothing could be farther from the truth nothing could be further from someone's mind nothing could be further from the truth nothing else nothing if not nothing (further) to do with nothing like nothing of the sort nothing personal nothing short of nothing succeeds like success nothing so much as nothing to it nothing to write home about nothing to worry about stick at nothing on a hiding to nothing nothing ventured, nothing gained think nothing of think nothing of it to say nothing of nothing daunted nothing of the kind have nothing on (someone) here goes nothing nothing else for it nothing in it (for someone) nothing to stop at nothing nothing in nothing comes of nothing less than nothing doing nothing for it nothing to sneeze at for nothing nothing to sniff at See More Kids Definition nothing 1 of 3 pronoun noth·ing ˈnə-thiŋ 1 : not anything : no thing There's nothing in the box. 2 : someone or something of no interest, value, or importance Your opinion is nothing to me. nothing 2 of 3 adverb : not at all : in no way He is nothing like his brother. nothing 3 of 3 noun 1 : something that does not exist : empty space The magician made a rabbit appear out of nothing. 2 : zero sense 1 The score was ten to nothing. 3 : someone or something of little or no worth or importance I'm nothing without my friends and family. nothing doing phrase 1 as in no certainly not They offered to pick up the entire tab for dinner, but I said nothing doing. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance no hardly never none no way nothing ill scarcely noway nowhere on no account nowise near by no means Antonyms & Near Antonyms completely certainly absolutely most surely definitely very positively quite extremely greatly really highly exceedingly awful clearly mighty exceeding truly terribly immensely awfully enormously perfectly rather plainly utterly unquestionably mostly somewhat unequivocally hands down slightly mightily more or less doubtless hugely assuredly See More 2 as in nothing not in any degree, way, or under any condition I hoped the near miss would change his driving habits, but nothing doing. Synonyms & Similar Words no nothing none nowhere near noway nowise in no wise noways on no account by no means Antonyms & Near Antonyms at all however half ever very full anyway completely right extremely par excellence fully exactly anyhow altogether anywise somehow out someway someways See More
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