nothing
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nothing/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
▶pronoun not anything.
■ something of no importance or concern.
■ (in calculations) nought.
▶adjective informal of no value or significance. ▶adverb not at all.■ [postpos.] N. Amer. informal used to contradict something emphatically.
– phrases
for nothing
nothing doing informal
sweet nothings words of affection exchanged by lovers.
there is nothing (else) for it Brit. no alternative.
there is nothing to it there is no difficulty involved.
think nothing of it do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude.
for nothing
- 1 without payment or charge.
- 2 to no purpose.
nothing doing informal
- 1 there is no prospect of success or agreement.
- 2 nothing is happening.
sweet nothings words of affection exchanged by lovers.
there is nothing (else) for it Brit. no alternative.
there is nothing to it there is no difficulty involved.
think nothing of it do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude.
'nothing' also found in these Oxford entries:
ado
- agenda
- agnostic
- all
- annihilate
- annul
- apropos
- barefoot
- barehanded
- bean
- bugger
- bupkis
- burnout
- cap sleeve
- closed
- come
- concern
- conspiracy
- damn
- dead zone
- deceive
- Deo volente
- dicky bird
- do
- dolce far niente
- double
- double negative
- empty
- ex nihilo
- fainéant
- false dawn
- Fanny Adams
- flush
- founder
- fuck
- full
- furring strip
- good-for-nothing
- have
- hiding
- Hobson's choice
- idle
- inertia
- iota
- kind
- know-nothing
- least
- loose end
- materialism
- more
