nothing

CEFRA1

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

pronoun · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Not anything; no thing.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

Examples

  • I have nothing better to do.

  • Nothing is beautiful but the truth.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnʌfɪŋ/
  • /ˈnʌtɪŋ/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

  2. Not any thing; no thing.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.

More examples

In context

  • There was nothing in her bag.

  • Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.

  • There remains nothing more to be done.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

pronoun

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”).