nihil

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nihil

/ˈnɪ.hɪl/
/ˈniː(h)ɪl/
/ˈnaɪ(h)ɪl/
/-əl/

Rhymes with -aɪəl

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From Latin nihil, nil.

noun nihils

countable A nihil dicit.
uncountable nothingness, nonbeing I shall no longer believe all the visions of my youth: They have dissolved into nihil.

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@misc{nihil_2026,
  title = {nihil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nihil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}