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.