nothing

[ nuhth-ing ]

/ ˈnʌθ ɪŋ /

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noun

no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.

no part, share, or trace (usually followed by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence.

something that is nonexistent.

nonexistence; nothingness: The sound faded to nothing.

something or someone of no importance or significance: Money is nothing when you're without health.

a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange a few nothings when being introduced.

a person of little or no importance; a nobody.

something that is without quantity or magnitude.

a cipher or naught: Nothing from nine leaves nine.

(used in conventional responses to expressions of thanks): Think nothing of it. It's nothing. Nothing to it.

adverb

in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. Nothing dismayed, he repeated his question.

adjective

amounting to nothing, as in offering no prospects for satisfaction, advancement, or the like: She was stuck in a nothing job.

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Idioms

for nothing,

free of charge.
for no apparent reason or motive.
futilely; to no avail: They had gone to a great deal of expense for nothing.

in nothing flat, in very little time: Dinner was finished in nothing flat.

make nothing of,

to treat lightly; regard as easy.
to be unsuccessful in comprehending: He could make nothing of the complicated directions.

nothing but, nothing other than; only: We could see nothing but fog.

nothing doing,

Informal. emphatically no; certainly not.
no activity, inducement, advantage, etc., present to the eye: We drove through the town but there seemed to be nothing doing.

nothing less than/short of, absolutely; completely: She was used to nothing less than the best.

think nothing of,

to treat casually.
to regard as insignificant: He thinks nothing of lying to conceal his incompetence.

Origin of nothing

before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing; see no², thing¹

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British Dictionary definitions for think nothing of

nothing

/ (ˈnʌθɪŋ) /

pronoun

(indefinite) no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of thingsI can give you nothing

no part or shareto have nothing to do with this crime

a matter of no importance or significanceit doesn't matter, it's nothing

indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness

indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etcto amount to nothing

zero quantity; nought

be nothing to

not to concern or be significant to (someone)
to be not nearly as good as

have nothing to do with or be nothing to do with to have no connection with

have nothing on or have got nothing on

to have no engagements to keep
to be undressed or naked
informal to compare unfavourably with

in nothing flat informal in almost no time; very quickly or soon

nothing but not something other than; only

nothing doing informal an expression of dismissal, disapproval, lack of compliance with a request, etc

nothing if not at the very least; certainly

nothing less than or nothing short of downright; truly

there's nothing for it there's no choice; there's no other course

there's nothing like a general expression of praisethere's nothing like a good cup of tea

there's nothing to it it is very simple, easy, etc

think nothing of

to regard as routine, easy, or natural
to have no compunction or hesitation about
to have a very low opinion of

to say nothing of as well as; even disregardinghe was warmly dressed in a shirt and heavy jumper, to say nothing of his thick overcoat

stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless

adverb

in no way; not at allhe looked nothing like his brother

noun

informal a person or thing of no importance or significance

sweet nothings words of endearment or affection

Word Origin for nothing

Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nān none 1 + thing 1

usage

Nothing normally takes a singular verb, but when nothing but is followed by a plural form of a noun, a plural verb is usually used: it was a large room where nothing but souvenirs were sold

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Word Origin and History for think nothing of

nothing

Old English naþing, naðinc, from nan "not one" (see none) + þing "thing" (see thing). Meaning "insignificant thing" is from c.1600. As an adverb from c.1200. As an adjective from 1961.

Idioms and Phrases with think nothing of

think nothing of

Give little consideration to, regard as routine, as in He thinks nothing of driving 100 miles to see a new movie. [c. 1800]

think nothing of it. It's not important, as in Thanks for the lift.—Think nothing of it. This way of saying you're welcome dates from the late 1800s.

nothing

In addition to the idioms beginning with nothing

nothing but
nothing doing
nothing if not
nothing like
nothing new under the sun
nothing of the kind
nothing short of
nothing to do with
nothing to it, there's
nothing to sneeze at
nothing to speak of
nothing to write home about
nothing ventured, nothing gained

also see:

come to nothing
count for (nothing)
go for nothing
have nothing on
have nothing to do with
here goes (nothing)
in no time (nothing flat)
leave a lot (nothing) to be desired
make nothing of
make something of (nothing)
much ado about nothing
not know beans (from nothing)
not to mention (say nothing of)
stop at nothing
sweet nothings
think nothing of
want for nothing

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