nothingpronoun
uk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/A2 not anything:
There's nothing in the drawer - I took everything out.
Nothing I could say would cheer her up.
I have nothing new to tell you.
There's nothing else (= no other thing) we can do to help.
There's nothing much (= not very much) to do in our town.
The story was nothing but (= only) lies.
US The score is Yankees three, Red Sox nothing (= no points).
be/have nothing to do with sb
B2 to be a matter or subject that someone has no good reason to know about or be involved with:
I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him.
be/have nothing to do with sb/sth
B2 to have no connection or influence with someone or something:
We are nothing to do with the firm that has the offices next door.
In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have nothing to do with his work.
be/mean nothing
to have no importance or value:
Money means nothing to him.
for nothing
free or without paying:
I got this painting for nothing from a friend.
B2 with no good result or for no purpose:
He queued for two hours and (all) for nothing - there were no seats left.
Let us make sure that these brave men and women did not die for nothing.
nothing on
no clothes on your body:
She sleeps with nothing on.
I couldn't come to the door - I had nothing on!
no arrangements for a stated period:
I checked my calendar and I have nothing on on Tuesday afternoon.
There's nothing on next Friday - we could have the meeting then.
More examples
- He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.
- We talked late into the night, but nothing was concluded.
- There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was beyond our control.
- Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.
- There's nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Something, anything, nothing, and everything
- across-the-board
- anything
- aught
- bazillion
- bugger
- fat
- fresh
- nil
- none
- not a dicky bird idiom
- not a sausage idiom
- nowt
- sweet
- sweet fanny adams idiom
- the whole bit idiom
- the whole lot idiom
- what with one thing and another idiom
- whit
- zero
- zip
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Irrelevant
Refusing & rejecting
Neglecting and ignoring
Useless and futile
Of little or less importance
Costing little or no money
Not wearing or removing clothes
Available and accessible
Idiom(s)
all or nothing
be nothing for it
be nothing if not generous, honest, helpful, etc.
be nothing less than sth
nothing like sb/sth
be nothing short of...
be nothing special
be nothing to it
it is/was nothing
like nothing on earth
nothing doing
nothing more than
nothing of the kind
there's nothing in sth
nothingadverb
uk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/in no way:
mainly UK He had two letters of refusal but, nothing daunted (= not discouraged), he tried again.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Yes, no & not
- anything
- bet
- betcha
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods? idiom
- fear
- hear, hear! idiom
- hell
- much
- no dice idiom
- no way idiom
- noes
- not by any manner of means idiom
- not so much sth as sth idiom
- not that idiom
- nothing doing idiom
- perish the thought idiom
- see sb in hell before ... idiom
- think
- yea or nay idiom
- yes
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nothingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/informalsomeone of no value or importance:
He's a nothing, a low-down, useless nobody.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People of little importance
- a cog in a/the machine idiom
- be past your sell-by date idiom
- cannon fodder
- Cinderella
- inferior
- lightweight
- mediocrity
- minnow
- past
- pawn
- pipsqueak
- plaything
- poor
- poor relation idiom
- pygmy
- unknown
- waste
- waste of space idiom
- waster
- worm
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