1
: not any thing : no thing
leaves nothing to the imagination
2
: no part
3
: one of no interest, value, or consequence
they mean nothing to me
see also next to nothing
: not at all : in no degree
plural nothings
1
a
: something that does not exist
b
: the absence of all magnitude or quantity
also
: zero sense 1a
c
2
: someone or something of no or slight value or size
3
: a light, playful, or frivolous remark
—usually plural
… from the time of their sitting down to table, it was a quick succession of busy nothings till the carriage came to the door …—
Jane Austen
Jane AustenHe … had the most insinuating way of saying impertinent nothings to his doting female admirers.—Charles Dickens
see also sweet nothings
Charles DickensSynonyms
Examples of nothing in a Sentence
Pronoun
There's nothing in my hands.
She knows nothing of our plans.
You have nothing to worry about.
There's nothing fun to do around here.
You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through.
Don't get all upset over nothing.
Your opinion means nothing to me.
“Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.”
Adverb
She is nothing like her sister.
It's nothing close to finished.
Noun
It appeared out of nothing.
The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing.
My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells.
—Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
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Noun
The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells.
—Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
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“Nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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nothing
1 of 3 pronoun
noth·ing
ˈnəth-iŋ 
1
: not anything
there's nothing in the box
2
: one of no interest, value, or importance
your opinion means nothing to me
nothing
2 of 3 adverb
: not at all : in no way
nothing
3 of 3 noun1
a
: something that does not exist
b
: absence of quantity : zero
2
: something of little or no worth or importance
nothingness
noun
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