English Explanatory Dictionary

nil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nothing; zero.
  2. A score of zero
det
  1. No, not any.
noun
  1. Initialism of nanoimprint lithography.
  2. Initialism of name, image, and likeness.

Pronunciation

/nɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nil.wav

Word forms

nil nils

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism, nihility.

Related words

nihilism eau de nil null nil desperandum

Derived words

nilable niladic nil by mouth nil disease nilium nillionaire nilmanifold nil per os nilpotent nilprogression nilradical nilsequence nilsoliton
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