nil
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/nɪl/
Definition of nil
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Nothing; zero.
“As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil.”
“[T]he overall freedom of a corpse is nil because a corpse is not someone to whom social and political liberty (or unfreedom) can ever correctly be ascribed.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)Nothing; zero.
“As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil.”
“[T]he overall freedom of a corpse is nil because a corpse is not someone to whom social and political liberty (or unfreedom) can ever correctly be ascribed.”
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(uncountable, usually)A score of zero
“The football match ended in a nil-nil draw.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of nanoimprint lithography.
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(Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of name, image, and likeness.
“In states that have passed NIL-related laws – Alabama, Florida and Georgia, among others – athletes would be able to participate in NIL activities that are “consistent with the laws.””
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No, not any.
“But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism, nihility.
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