nil

noun

Nothing; zero.

(sports) A score of zero

(law, US, Canada) Initialism of name, image, and likeness. [Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.]

(nanotechnology) Initialism of nanoimprint lithography.

Roots

nihilnil- · Latin · nothing

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Where does nil come from?

The word nil breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root nil-, from Latin nihil (“nothing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.