nihil

Definitions of nihil
  1. noun
    (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
    “nihil habet”
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    type of:
    aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
    a quantity of no importance
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