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nil

noun \ˈnil\

: none at all

: a score of zero

Full Definition of NIL

: nothing, zero

— nil adjective

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Origin of NIL

Latin, nothing, contraction of nihil, from Old Latin nihilum, from ne- not + hilum trifle — more at no

First Known Use: 1833

Related to NIL

Synonyms: aught, cipher, goose egg, naught (also nought), zero, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zip

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with NIL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

NIL Defined for Kids

nil

noun \ˈnil\

Definition of NIL for Kids

: nothing at all : zero <The chances of that happening are almost nil.>

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