3nothing noun
plural nothings 1 [noncount] : empty space
▪ It appeared out of nothing. ▪ The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing. 2 [noncount] : the number 0 : zero
▪ (chiefly US) The score is two (to) nothing. ▪ (Brit) She is five foot nothing [=she is exactly five feet tall] without her shoes on. 3 : someone or something that has little or no worth, importance, or influence [count] ▪ I knew her back when she was a nothing. [=nobody] [noncount] ▪ My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them. ▪ Today was a nothing day. [=nothing interesting or important happened today]
▪ It appeared out of nothing. ▪ The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing.
▪ (chiefly US) The score is two (to) nothing. ▪ (Brit) She is five foot nothing [=she is exactly five feet tall] without her shoes on.
for nothing 1 : without reason
▪ It's not for nothing that they put her in charge. ▪ We did all that work for nothing. [=we did all that work when we did not need to] 2 : at no charge : for free
▪ He gave it to me for nothing. ▪ You can't get something for nothing.
▪ It's not for nothing that they put her in charge. ▪ We did all that work for nothing. [=we did all that work when we did not need to]
▪ He gave it to me for nothing. ▪ You can't get something for nothing.
sweet nothings
: loving and romantic words
▪ He whispered sweet nothings in her ear.
▪ He whispered sweet nothings in her ear.
