nothing

noth-ing · pronoun

imported

Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Not anything; no single thing.

  2. 2.

    Something of no importance or concern.

  3. 3.

    A thing of no importance, value, or significance.

  4. 4.

    The absence of anything; nonexistence.

  5. 5.

    Not at all; in no way.

Related words

Antonyms: everything, something
See also: anything, everything, none, something
Synonyms: naught, nil, zero

Etymology

From Old English nān þing meaning "no thing," from nān (no, none) + þing (thing). The two words gradually merged into a single word during the Middle English period.