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nothing `pronoun` [ ˈnʌθɪŋ ]

• not anything; no single thing.

• "I said nothing"

Similar: not a thing, not a single thing, not anything, nothing at all, nil, zero, nowt, zilch, nix, not a dicky bird, damn all, not a sausage, sweet Fanny Adams, sweet FA, zip, nada, a goose egg, bupkis, nought, naught, bugger all, sod all, fuck all,

Opposite: something,

nothing `adjective`

• having no prospect of progress; of no value.

• "he had a series of nothing jobs"

nothing `adverb`

• not at all.

• "a man who cared nothing for her"

Origin: Old English nān thing (see no, thing).

for nothing

• at no cost; without payment.
"working for nothing is a luxury I can't afford"

no nothing

• (concluding a list of negatives) nothing at all.
"how could you solve it with no clues, no witnesses, no nothing?"

not for nothing

• for a very good reason.
"not for nothing have I a brother-in-law who cooks professionally"

nothing but

• only.
"nothing but the best will do"

nothing doing

• there is no prospect of success or agreement.
"He wants to marry her. Nothing doing!"

nothing for it

• no alternative.
"there was nothing for it but to follow"

nothing if not

• very; above all.
"he has proved nothing if not consistent"

nothing less than

• used to emphasize how great or extreme something is.
"it was nothing less than sexual harassment"

nothing much

• not a great amount; nothing of importance.
"there was nothing much to see"

there is nothing like

• there is nothing similar to or as good as.
"there's nothing like a party to lighten the mood"

there is nothing to it

• there is no difficulty involved.

sweet nothings

• words of affection exchanged by lovers.
"Ned appeared to be whispering sweet nothings in her ear"

think nothing of

• consider (an activity others regard as unusual, wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal.
"ordinarily, our elected representatives would think nothing of spending another $20 billion"

think nothing of it

• do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude (used as a polite response).

you ain't seen nothing yet

• used to indicate that however extreme or impressive something may seem, it will be overshadowed by what is to come.
"if you think that was muddy, you ain't seen nothing yet"

nothing pronoun [ ˈnʌθɪŋ ]

nothing adjective

nothing adverb

nothing `pronoun` [ ˈnʌθɪŋ ]

nothing `adjective`

nothing `adverb`