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nothing

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ US, UK
/ˈnʌtɪŋ/
/ˈnʌʔn̩/
/ˈnʌfɪŋ/
/ˈnʊθɪŋ/
/ˈnʊθɪŋɡ/
/ˈnʊfɪŋ/
/ˈnʊfɪŋɡ/
/ˈnɔθɪŋ/ UK, dialectal
/ˈnɐ̞θɪ̝ŋ/ Australia
/ˈnɐ̞θəŋ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʌθɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).

pronoun nuffin · nuffin' · nuffink · nuttin · nuttin' · nuthin

indefinite, pronoun Not any thing; no thing. Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.
indefinite, pronoun An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

noun nothings · nuffin · nuffin' · nuffink · nuttin · nuttin'

countable, uncountable Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. - What happened to your face? - It's nothing.
countable, uncountable A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
countable, uncountable A nobody (insignificant person).

adverb nuffin · nuffin' · nuffink · nuttin · nuttin' · nuthin

archaic, not comparable Not at all; in no way. Nothing too much out of the ordinary.

adjective nuffin · nuffin' · nuffink · nuttin · nuttin' · nuthin

not comparable Completely unimportant. Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.
not comparable Lacking effort or commitment. The cricketer played a nothing shot.

interjection nuffin · nuffin' · nuffink · nuttin · nuttin' · nuthin

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

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