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Antonyms for nothing


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nuhth-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌθ ɪŋ



Definition of nothing

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun emptiness
Example sentences :
  • After this, nothing could restore the courtesy he had previously assumed.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I could tell it, if nothing else showed it, by the way in which she overdoes respectability.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But, to relieve your mind, nothing at all has really happened.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Nothing, only you locked the door by mistake," said Ben, coolly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "Nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • How frantic, as if all things were about to eventuate, remembering not that nothing ends.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The girls I know are taught painstakingly how to get a husband, but nothing of how to be a wife.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Haley had grasped him by the shoulder, and in his grasp the boy's strength was nothing.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Robert was nothing loth to stay, and resumed his place on the grass.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Synonyms for nothing

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