nothin'

Absence of anything

Nothin' is an informal spelling of nothing that represents casual or dialectal pronunciation, dropping the final g sound.

It appears frequently in reported speech, song lyrics, and dialogue to convey a relaxed or folksy tone.

Ain't nothin' wrong with that.

The phrase nothin' doin' is an emphatic refusal or indicates that something isn't happening.

absence

emptiness

Absence of substance

  • voidWithout legal effect
  • zeroNumerical absence of quantity
  • zilchInformal term for naught

nada · blank · vacuum · hollow · nil · bare · vacant · lacking · devoid · empty-handed

casual

whatever

Expression of apathy

  • nahCasual negative reply
  • ain'tInformal negative contraction
  • gonnaCasual "will" contraction

somethin' · y'all · kinda · dunno · uh-huh · nope · yeah · chill · laid-back · easygoing

dismissal

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

unimportant · petty · minor · trifling · negligible · inconsequential · paltry · small · frivolous · lightweight

blues

song

Musical piece with words

  • lyricsWritten words for music
  • musicOrganized auditory art
  • folkRegular common people

country · soul · guitar · singing · melody · chorus · refrain · ballad · heartache · lonesome

idiom

free

Without payment or restriction

hide · fear · compare · say · wrong · stop · left · something · everything · anything

Opposites
quantity/existence

nothin'somethin

Vague reference to object

everything · something · all · anything · plenty

Phrases
Family

nothing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G