nada

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Definition

Noun A quantity or thing of no importance, amount, or value; nothing.

Usage

"Nada" is an informal noun used to indicate the complete absence of something, often for emphasis. It is synonymous with "nothing" but carries a more casual or emphatic tone.

Examples

• He asked about the progress, but I had nada to report.
• After searching the entire house, we found nada.
• My knowledge on that subject is nada.

Advanced Usage

• For nada: To do something for no result, reward, or payment.
  • He worked all weekend for nada.
• As a standalone response in conversation to mean "nothing."
  • "What's wrong?" "Nada."

Variants and Related Words

• Naught (noun, formal/literary): Nothing, often used in the phrase "all for naught" (meaning all efforts were wasted).
• Nil (noun): Often used in sports scores or formal contexts to mean zero.
• Zilch (noun, informal): A direct synonym for "nada" or "nothing."

Synonyms

Nothing, zero, zip, zilch, nil.

Idioms and Phrases

• (To get/achieve) nada: To get or achieve absolutely nothing.
  • After all that arguing, we got nada.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a quantity of no importance
   • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
   • reduced to nil all the work we had done
   • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
   • it was all for naught
   • I didn't hear zilch about it