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| noth·ing [ núthing ] |
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1. not anything: an indefinite pronoun indicating that there is not anything, not a single thing, or not a single part of a thing
  There is nothing more annoying than people who drop names.
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2. something of no importance: a thing or matter of no importance or significance
It's nothing to me whether they win or lose.
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3. not having quality: used to indicate the complete lack of the quality mentioned in somebody or something
He wore an ordinary dark blue jacket, nothing special.
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4. zero amount: a zero quantity or zero
We won, three-nothing.
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5. state of nonexistence: a condition of nonexistence, or the absence of any perceptible qualities
vanished into nothing
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noun (plural noth·ings) |
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somebody or something unimportant: somebody or something regarded as totally unimportant
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adjective |
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undistinguished: completely lacking in distinguishing qualities, interest, or significance
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informal
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a nothing product, despite all the hype
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| [ Old English nāðinc< earlier forms of no1 + thing] |
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not for nothing for a very good reason
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nothing but only
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nothing doing used to indicate a complete refusal to do something or to cooperate (informal)
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nothing for it used to indicate that there is no other course of action open to somebody
There was nothing for it but for us to admit our error.
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nothing if not definitely, undoubtedly, or at the very least
He's nothing if not fair.
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nothing less than used to emphasize forcefully that something truly, definitely, or amazingly is as described
The things they've been saying about me are nothing less than slander.
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nothing like somebody or something having no resemblance to somebody or something else
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nothing much no item or activity of importance, significance, size, value, or interest
Nothing much happened in the first hour we were there.
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there's nothing to it used to indicate that something is very easy
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