nada

noun

na·​da ˈnä-də How to pronounce nada (audio)

Examples of nada in a Sentence

It won't cost you anything—zero, nothing, nada.
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The Bengals, meanwhile, have zip-zilch-nada defensively other than Trey Hendrickson, who might not play on a short week with a bad back/hip. Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Vera hopes the public works appeal board rejects the nada in relocation fees that the city of Los Angeles will argue La Gloria merits. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2021 From 'Prada to nada' and back: Has America really recovered from the Great Recession? USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2020 No flowers for my wife -- especially on our anniversary or birthday -- nothing, nada, zilch. cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for nada

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin (res) nata situation, circumstance, literally, a thing come into being

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nada was in 1867

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“Nada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nada. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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