nil
Empty set's count
Nil means nothing or zero.
It appears most often in sports scores, especially in British English: The match ended three-nil.
In other contexts, nil suggests complete absence: The chances of success are nil.
The word comes from Latin and sounds slightly more formal than zero or nothing.
Not any thing
- noneNot a single one
- naughtNothing at all
- noughtBritish term for zero
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
zilch · nada · zip · bupkis · squat · cipher · goose egg · diddly-squat
Deficiency or absence
- voidWithout legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- gapUnfilled space between
omission · dearth · deficiency · shortage · scarcity · want · paucity · insufficiency
Without legal effect
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
nothingness · chasm · vacuum · singularity · event horizon · dark matter · nebula · infinite
nothing
Not any thing
zero · zilch · nada · zip · bupkis · squat · cipher · goose egg · diddly-squat · null
lack
Deficiency or absence
gap · omission · dearth · deficiency · shortage · scarcity · want · paucity · insufficiency · deprivation
void
Without legal effect
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
oblivion · nothingness · chasm · vacuum · singularity · event horizon · dark matter · nebula · infinite · expanse
cancel
Revoke or terminate
- voidWithout legal effect
- annulDeclare legally void
- invalidateMake null or void
negate · abolish · revoke · rescind · quash · abrogate · repeal · undo · erase · delete