nothing

nothing
noth•ing
[[t]ˈnʌθ ɪŋ[/t]] pron.
1) no thing; not anything; naught:
to say nothing[/ex]
2) no part, share, or trace:
The house showed nothing of its former splendor[/ex]
3) something of no importance, significance, or value:
Money is nothing to him[/ex]
4) something that is nonexistent
5) something that is without quantity or magnitude
6) cvb no great effort, trouble, etc.:
Nothing to it[/ex]
7) a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark:
to exchange nothings[/ex]
8) a person of little or no importance; a nobody
9) nonexistence; nothingness
10) a cipher or naught; zero
11) in no respect or degree; not at all:
It was nothing like that[/ex]
12) cvb amounting to nothing:
a nothing job[/ex]
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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE nānthing, nathing

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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