néant

== French == === Etymology === Probably from Latin ne gentem ("no person, no one"), or ne entem (“not existing”). Compare Italian niente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ne.ɑ̃/ === Noun === néant m (plural néants) nothingness, void, emptiness ==== Derived terms ==== anéantir fainéant néanmoins réduire à néant === Further reading === “néant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tanne, tanné