Nihil

//ˈnɪ.hɪl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nihil dicit. countable
  2. 2
    (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ) wordnet
  3. 3
    nothingness, nonbeing uncountable

    "I shall no longer believe all the visions of my youth: They have dissolved into nihil."

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"I shall no longer believe all the visions of my youth: They have dissolved into nihil."

Etymology

From Latin nihil, nil.

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