nothing

== English == === Alternative forms === (nonstandard) nuffin, nuffink, nuttin, nuttin', nuthin, nuthin', nuthing, nothin', nothink === Etymology === From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no +‎ thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”). === Pronunciation === enPR: nŭth'ĭng, IPA(key): /ˈnʌθɪŋ/; (less common) /nɒ-/, /-ŋk/ (Northern England) IPA(key): [ˈnɔθɪŋ] (informal) IPA(key): [ˈnʌʔn̩] Hyphenation: noth‧ing Rhymes: -ʌθɪŋ === Pronoun === nothing (indefinite pronoun) Not any thing; no thing. An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum. ==== Synonyms ==== (not any thing): (standard): not a thing, naught (slang): jack, nada, zip, zippo, zilch, squat, nix (vulgar slang): bugger all, jack shit, sod all (British), fuck all, dick (Northern English dialect): nowt See Thesaurus:nothing (something trifling): nothing of any consequence, nothing consequential, nothing important, nothing significant, something inconsequential, something insignificant, something of no consequence, something trifling, something unimportant ==== Antonyms ==== anything everything something ==== Translations ==== === Noun === nothing (countable and uncountable, plural nothings) Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings. A nobody (insignificant person). ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === nothing (not comparable) (archaic) Not at all; in no way. === Adjective === nothing (not comparable) Completely unimportant. Lacking effort or commitment. === Interjection === nothing Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said. === Coordinate terms === nobody, no one nowhere === Derived terms === === Related terms === === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “nothing”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.