Definition of nil Nil

/nɪˈl/ - [nil] - nil

We found 5 definitions of nil from 4 different sources.

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What does nil mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

nil - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
  nothing, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
  relative quantity a quantity relative to some purpose
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nil (v. t.)
    Will not.
  • nil (n. & a.)
    Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.

Part of speech

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  • nil, noun, singular of nils.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

nil in sign language
Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L