English Explanatory Dictionary

nix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nothing.
verb
  1. To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
  2. To destroy or eradicate.
intj
  1. No! Not at all!
  2. A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.
noun
  1. A treacherous water-spirit
name
  1. One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)
name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
name
  1. Wellington Phoenix FC (a football club based in Wellington, New Zealand competing in the Australian A-League)

Pronunciation

/nɪks/ en-us-nix.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nix.wav

Word forms

nix nixes nixing nixed the Nix

Etymology

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.

Synonyms

nada zip cancel reject Pluto III S 2005 P 2 Pluto III Nix

Related words

86 eighty-six ixnay mox nix

Derived words

nixer Nictian
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