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   nothing

   /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

   pronoun

   • 1. not anything; no single thing: "I said nothing" Similar not a thingnot a single thingnot anythingnothing at allnilzeronowtinformal:zilchnixnot a dicky birddamn allnot a sausagesweet Fanny Adamssweet FAzipnadaa goose eggbupkisvulgar slang:bugger allsod allfuck allarchaic:noughtnaughtOpposite something
   • ▪ something of no importance or concern: "‘What are you laughing at?’ ‘Oh, nothing, sir’" Similar a matter of no importance/consequencea trifling mattera triflea piece of triviaa (mere) bagatelleneither here nor thereinformal:no big deala person of no importancean unimportant persona person of no accounta nobodya nonentitya ciphera non-persona lightweightsmall beerOpposite celebrity
   • ▪ (in calculations) no amount; nought. Similar zeronought0lovea duck

   adjective

   • 1. having no prospect of progress; of no value: informal "he had a series of nothing jobs"

   adverb

   • 1. not at all: "a man who cared nothing for her"
   • ▪ used to contradict something emphatically: "‘This is a surprise.’ ‘Surprise nothing.’"

   Word Origin Old Englishnān thing (see no, thing).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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