nada

Zip, Spanish style

Nada is Spanish for nothing, borrowed into English as casual slang: What did you find? Nada.

It emphasizes emptiness or zero results, often appearing with other nothing-words for comic effect: zip, zilch, nada.

The tone is informal and slightly playful.

nothing

zero

Numerical absence of quantity

zilchInformal term for naught
nilNothing whatsoever
naughtNothing at all

bupkis · zip · diddly-squat · goose egg · nix · squat · diddly · scratch · blank · zippo

nihilism

meaninglessness

Lack of significance

purposelessnessState of lacking intention
futilityLack of purpose
emptinessAbsence of substance

existentialism · negation · void · oblivion · nonbeing · unreality · absurdity · despair · disillusionment · vanity

absence

lack

Deficiency or absence

deficiencyLack of something needed
dearthAcute shortage of something
shortageDeficient supply of necessities

scarcity · void · emptiness · vacuum · gap · want · insufficiency · privation · paucity · unavailability

spanish

nothing

Not any thing

SpanishLanguage of Iberia
cognateWord sharing etymological origin
loanwordImported vocabulary item

colloquial · informal · slang

Categories

palabras espanolasyo, el, nosotros, ellos, me
Spanish Wordsagua, adios, amigo, bueno, casa
Spanish-Portuguese wordsbueno, grande, nuevo, alto, largo
Number Slanggrand, G, buck, bucks, fin
nothingnessnothing, zero, nil, none, zilch
negativesno, not, never, none, nothing

Opposites

quantity/existence

The complete set

all · something · the works · the whole shebang · abundance

Phrases

de nadaSpanish gracious dismissal

Family

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G