nix

¹nix

noun \ˈniks\

Definition of NIX

: nothing

Origin of NIX

German nichts nothing

First Known Use: 1789

Rhymes with NIX

Brix, fix, mix, pyx, six, Styx

²nix

transitive verb

Definition of NIX

: veto, reject <the court nixed the merger>

Examples of NIX

1. <our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis>
2. <movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort>

First Known Use of NIX

circa 1903

Related to NIX

Synonyms

decline, disallow, disapprove, negative, deny, refuse, reject, reprobate, withhold

Antonyms

allow, concede, grant, let, OK (or okay), permit

Related Words

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto; rebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict; balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct

Near Antonyms

afford, furnish, give, provide, supply; authorize, commission, license (also licence); accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant; accord, sanction, vouchsafe

³nix

adverb

Definition of NIX

: no —used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission —often used with on <they said nix on our plan>

First Known Use of NIX

1902

⁴nix

noun

Definition of NIX

: a water sprite of Germanic folklore

Origin of NIX

German, from Old High German nihhus; akin to Old English nicor water monster and perhaps to Greek nizein to wash

First Known Use: 1833