EnglishMain Dictionary
nothing
Universal Words
pronoun
1 not anything; no single thing:
There was nothing in her bag. * There's nothing you can do to help. * The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me. * Nothing else matters to him apart from his job. * It cost us nothing to go in. * (BrE) He's five foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall).
2 something that is not at all important or interesting:
'What's that in your pocket?' 'Oh, nothing.' * We did nothing at the weekend.
IDIOMS
be nothing to sb to be a person for whom sb has no feelings:
I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more.
be / have nothing to do with sb/sth to have no connection with sb/sth:
Get out! It's nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it). * That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.
for nothing
1 without payment
SYNFREE:
We could have got in for nothing-nobody was collecting tickets.
2 with no reward or result:
All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled.
have nothing on sb (informal)
1 to have much less of a particular quality than sth/sb:
I'm quite a fast worker, but I've got nothing on her!
2 (of the police, etc.) to have no information that could show sb to be guilty of sth
not for nothing for a very good reason:
Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll.
nothing but only; no more/less than:
Nothing but a miracle can save her now. * I want nothing but the best for my children.
nothing if not extremely; very:
The trip was nothing if not varied.
nothing less than used to emphasize how great or extreme sth is:
It was nothing less than a disaster.
nothing like (informal)
1 not at all like:
It looks nothing like a horse.
2 not nearly; not at all:
I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions.
nothing much not a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance:
There's nothing much in the fridge. * I got up late and did nothing much all day.
(there's) nothing to it (it's) very easy:
You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really.
there is / was nothing (else) for it (but to do sth) there is no other action to take except the one mentioned:
There was nothing else for it but to resign.
there is / was nothing in sth something is/was not true:
There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it.
there's nothing like sth used to say that you enjoy sth very much:
There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!
moreatALLdet., STOPv., SWEETadj.