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Nihil

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Nothing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Nothing.

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n. (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)

Word Usage

"The Latin word nihil means "nothing at all;" absence as opposed to a presence, emptiness instead of abundance, a lack of substance rather than something substantial."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

zip cypher goose egg aught zero zilch nix nada nothing Zippo

Cross Reference

dicit debet nihil capiat per breve ad rem nihil album clerk of the nihils nihil habuit in tenementis

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

nothing

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

quod quidem neque posse enim quae etiam nec autem nisi