Nothing
pronoun
Not anything, no single thing.
I have nothing to wear for the party
Often appears as...
- nothing else
- nothing much
adverb
Not at all.
He looks nothing like his brother
Often appears as...
- nothing like
- nothing more than
noun
A thing of no importance or worth.
I've got a book, but it's nothing special
Often appears as...
- nothing special
- good for nothing
noun
A person of no importance or influence.
He treated me like I was nothing.
Often appears as...
- like nothing
- something from nothing
noun
Empty space, a vacuum.
Space is mostly nothing, without air or solid matter.
Often appears as...
- nothing exists
- nothing in existence
Usage tips
Technical
pronoun
Not anything, no single thing.
I have nothing to wear for the party
Often appears as...
- nothing else
- nothing much
adverb
Not at all.
He looks nothing like his brother
Often appears as...
- nothing like
- nothing more than
noun
A thing of no importance or worth.
I've got a book, but it's nothing special
Often appears as...
- nothing special
- good for nothing
noun
A person of no importance or influence.
He treated me like I was nothing.
Often appears as...
- like nothing
- something from nothing
noun
Empty space, a vacuum.
Space is mostly nothing, without air or solid matter.
Often appears as...
- nothing exists
- nothing in existence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emphasis
Used to emphasize the absence of anything within a specific context.
There’s nothing in the fridge for dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Notable Exaggeration
Sometimes used to exaggerate the lack of options or solutions in a situation.
There's nothing to do in this town!
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Absence
It can literally mean the absence of anything at all, not just objects.
When I opened the box, there was nothing inside.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emphasis
Used to emphasize the absence of anything within a specific context.
There’s nothing in the fridge for dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Notable Exaggeration
Sometimes used to exaggerate the lack of options or solutions in a situation.
There's nothing to do in this town!
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Absence
It can literally mean the absence of anything at all, not just objects.
When I opened the box, there was nothing inside.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emphasis
Used to emphasize the absence of anything within a specific context.
There’s nothing in the fridge for dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Notable Exaggeration
Sometimes used to exaggerate the lack of options or solutions in a situation.
There's nothing to do in this town!
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Absence
It can literally mean the absence of anything at all, not just objects.
When I opened the box, there was nothing inside.
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What does my headscarf...
because structural change takes time, and I don't have that level of patience. So if we're going to create a change, if we're going to create a world where we all have those kinds of opportunities, then choose to open doors for people. Because you might think that diversity has nothing to do with you,
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Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
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Can you solve the...
You can't touch the instruments or in any way communicate what you find to the others. No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you.
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
but there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion. So, I think we got it there, but it is very, very quick. John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack position.
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How to deal with...
whiplash you're wonderful you're horrible I love you I hate you I had to protect myself by believing that nothing meant anything so if you can't invest in anything the other person says what
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
there it's nothing the era but you see that he'd raise slightly
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Baby Penguin Escapes...
nothing is more important than the safety of your young
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Odd Bird Seduction...
Oh, dear, there's virtually nothing left.
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The Life Story...
dear there's virtually nothing left
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What does my headscarf...
because structural change takes time, and I don't have that level of patience. So if we're going to create a change, if we're going to create a world where we all have those kinds of opportunities, then choose to open doors for people. Because you might think that diversity has nothing to do with you,
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Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
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Can you solve the...
You can't touch the instruments or in any way communicate what you find to the others. No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you.
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
but there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion. So, I think we got it there, but it is very, very quick. John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack position.
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How to deal with...
whiplash you're wonderful you're horrible I love you I hate you I had to protect myself by believing that nothing meant anything so if you can't invest in anything the other person says what
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
there it's nothing the era but you see that he'd raise slightly
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Baby Penguin Escapes...
nothing is more important than the safety of your young
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Odd Bird Seduction...
Oh, dear, there's virtually nothing left.
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The Life Story...
dear there's virtually nothing left
Example 1 of 10
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power - and nothing else!
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.
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Harry S Truman
American President
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
Nothing in life is promised except death.
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Lil Baby
American Musician
I ain't never had nothing good in life.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power - and nothing else!
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.
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Harry S Truman
American President
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
Nothing in life is promised except death.
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Lil Baby
American Musician
I ain't never had nothing good in life.
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