Pronoun: nothing nú-thing
- Not any thing, nothing at all
"There's nothing left in the fridge";
- nowt [UK, dialect], nought [informal], naught [informal], zilch [informal], zip [N. Amer, informal], zippo [N. Amer, informal], nada [N. Amer, informal], nix [informal]
- No amount at all; absence of any thing, quantity or value
"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "The universe emerged from nothing";
- nil, nix [informal], nada [N. Amer, informal], null, aught [archaic], cipher, cypher, goose egg [N. Amer, informal], naught [N. Amer], zero, zilch [informal], zip [N. Amer, informal], zippo [N. Amer, informal], nought [Brit]
- In no respect; to no degree
"he looks nothing like his father";
- nowt [UK, informal]
Derived forms: nothings
Type of: relative quantity
Encyclopedia: Nothing, Forever