pron 1. not anything ○ There’s nothing interesting on TV. ○ She said nothing about what she had seen. ○ There’s nothing more we can do. □ nothing but the best only the best □ he’s nothing like his father he is not at all like his father □ nothing much happened not very much happened □ he has nothing left in the bank no money left □ for nothing free, without having to pay ○ We’re friends of the woman running the show and she got us in for nothing. 2. □ to think nothing of doing something to do something easily ○ He thinks nothing of cycling ten miles to work. □ to have nothing to do with not to be connected with, not to become involved in ○ I will have nothing to do with that gang. □ it’s nothing to do with you it doesn’t concern you □ nothing doing! I won’t do it (informal.)
noth´ing
n. [From no, a. + thing.]
1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); — opposed to anything and something. “Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.” Dryden.
2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak.
3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle. “Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.” Is. xli. 24. “’T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend,
This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.” Dryden.
4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught. Nothing but, only; no more than. Chaucer. — To make nothing of. (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. ´We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts.´ Ray. (b) Not to understand; as I could make nothing of what he said.
1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); — opposed to anything and something. “Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.” Dryden.
2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak.
3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle. “Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.” Is. xli. 24. “’T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend,
This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.” Dryden.
4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught. Nothing but, only; no more than. Chaucer. — To make nothing of. (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. ´We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts.´ Ray. (b) Not to understand; as I could make nothing of what he said.
noth´ing
adv. In no degree; not at all; in no wise. “Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.” Milton. “The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.” Burke. Nothing off (Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.
In the circle of life, nothing is without purpose.
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
Meaning of “nothing” in English language – pron 1. not anything ○ There’s nothing i...
Request to translate if there is no definitions or definitions is not clear enough "nothing"?
Ask a question if something is not clear about the word "nothing".
To improve and add new definitions to the English dictionary, we need your support.
You can also help by adding definitions of words to the database.
Thank you!