nothing

1. 1

   Not any thing; no thing.indefinitepronoun

   • Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.
   • Nothing bad will happen, will it?
2. 2

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

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ant. anything · everything · something

1. 1

   Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.countableuncountable

   • - What happened to your face? - It's nothing.
2. 2

   A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.countableuncountable

3. 3

   A nobody (insignificant person).countableuncountable

1. 1

   Not at all; in no way.archaicnot-comparable

   • Nothing too much out of the ordinary.
   • Nothing dismayed, I repeated my query.
2. 2

   Used to dismiss a previous statement.colloquialnot-comparable

   • - Wait a moment. - Wait nothing! I'm going after them.

1. 1

   Completely unimportant.not-comparable

   • Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.
2. 2

   Lacking effort or commitment.not-comparable

   • The cricketer played a nothing shot.

1. 1

   Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said.