nothing

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Other forms: nothings

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."

Nothing can mean "not having anything." You might be hungry because you had nothing for lunch. It can also mean "not a big deal." That's why if you thank someone for doing something for you, he or she might reply, "Oh, it's nothing," to mean the effort was not at all significant. Nothing can also mean "emptiness" as in, "There's nothing in the trunk of my car."

Definitions of nothing

1. adverb

   in no respect; to no degree
   “he looks nothing like his father”
2. noun

   a quantity of no importance
   “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”

   synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo

   types:

   nihil

   (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)

   type of:

   relative quantity

   a quantity relative to some purpose
3. noun

   no amount, quantity, or thing, as in, "There's nothing to eat in the house"
4. pronoun

   no item or part, as in, "She told me nothing of your secret" or "There's nothing to worry about"
5. pronoun

   something that's not important, as in, "Deadlines are nothing to him" or "A few dollars is nothing"
6. adjective

   having no worth or value, as in, "It's a nothing argument"