nil

nil

noun \ˈnil\

Definition of NIL

: nothing, zero

— nil adjective

Examples of NIL

1. They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game.
2. <the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil>

Origin of NIL

Latin, nothing, contraction of nihil, from Old Latin nihilum, from ne- not + hilum trifle — more at no

First Known Use: 1833

Related to NIL

Synonyms: aught, cipher, goose egg, naught (also nought), zero, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zip

Related Words: blank, void

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Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with NIL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will