Nothing | Mean of nothing in English Dictionary

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

• not anything
1. There's nothing in my hands.
2. She knows nothing of/about our plans.
3. You have nothing to worry about.
4. “What are you doing?” “Nothing (much).”
5. There's nothing fun to do around here.
6. I have nothing against them. [=I do not dislike or resent them]
7. We'll accept nothing less than a full refund. [=we will only accept a full refund]
8. It costs nothing for the first month. [=you do not have to pay anything for the first month]
9. The phone call was nothing more than a sales pitch. [=it was just a sales pitch and not anything else]
10. They live on practically nothing. [=no money]
11. This has nothing to do with you. [=it does not involve you in any way]
12. There's nothing else [=no more] to say.
13. If nothing else, you should send him a card. [=you should at least send him a card]
14. I've had next to nothing to eat. [=I have had very little to eat]
15. He could make nothing of the coded message. [=he could not understand the coded message at all]
16. We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them. [=we did not do anything about what we discussed]
17. He left nothing to chance. [=he planned for every possibility]
18. The food leaves nothing to be desired. [=the food is excellent]
19. Their children lack/want for nothing. [=their children have everything they need]
20. Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them. [=they will not gain anything for themselves by helping]
21. It looks like nothing so much as a big stick. [=it looks very much like a big stick]
22. Those kids are nothing but trouble. [=they are always causing trouble]
23. He is nothing if not persistent. [=he is extremely persistent]
24. “I'm quitting school.” “You'll do nothing of the sort!” [=you will not do that; I will not allow you to do that]
25. She'll stop at nothing [=she will do anything] to get what she wants.
26. She finished up in nothing flat. [=in no time at all; very quickly]
• someone or something that has no interest, value, or importance
1. Money is nothing to them. [=they do not care at all about money]
2. You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through.
3. Don't get all upset over nothing.
4. “Thanks for your help.” “It was nothing.” [=it was no trouble]
5. Your opinion means nothing to me.
6. “Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.”
7. All our work came to nothing. = All our work resulted in nothing.
8. He's nothing to me now. [=I don't care about him at all now]
• not nearly
1. The report is nothing like thorough enough.

• not at all
1. She is nothing like her sister.
2. It's nothing close to finished.
• Noun
• empty space
1. It appeared out of nothing.
2. The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing.
• the number 0
1. (chiefly US) The score is two (to) nothing.
2. (Brit) She is five foot nothing [=she is exactly five feet tall] without her shoes on.
• someone or something that has little or no worth, importance, or influence
1. I knew her back when she was a nothing. [=nobody]
2. My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them.
3. Today was a nothing day. [=nothing interesting or important happened today]
• without reason
1. It's not for nothing that they put her in charge.
2. We did all that work for nothing. [=we did all that work when we did not need to]
• at no charge
1. He gave it to me for nothing.
2. You can't get something for nothing.
• loving and romantic words
1. He whispered sweet nothings in her ear.