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Noun: nihil  nee-hil
  1. (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
    "nihil habet"

Derived forms: nihils

Type of: aught [archaic], cipher, cypher, goose egg [N. Amer, informal], nada [N. Amer, informal], naught [N. Amer], nil, nix [informal], nothing, nought [Brit], null, zero, zilch [informal], zip, zippo [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Nihil