Nix — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quantity of no importance

command against

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪks/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪks/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cypher zilch forbid proscribe nil null aught disallow zippo prohibit interdict zip nada goose egg nothing cipher veto zero naught

Antonyms

permit allow

Parts of Speech

noun	a quantity of no importance “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”
verb	command against “I forbid you to call me late at night”

Word Forms

zero	verb	adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
forbidding	noun	an official prohibition or edict against something
forbiddance	noun	an official prohibition or edict against something
prohibition	noun	the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
interdict	noun	a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
interdiction	noun	authoritative prohibition
proscription	noun	a decree that prohibits something
veto	noun	a vote that blocks a decision

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rien

une quantité sans importance

🇪🇸Spanish

nada

una cantidad sin importancia

🇮🇹Italian

niente

una quantità senza importanza

🇵🇹Portuguese

nada

uma quantidade sem importância

🇷🇺Russian

Никс

количество, не имеющее значения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिफ़र

कोई महत्व नहीं की मात्रा

🇮🇳Tamil

நிக்ஸ்

முக்கியத்துவம் இல்லாத அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిక్స్

ప్రాముఖ్యత లేని పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

निक्स

कोणतेही महत्त्व नसलेले प्रमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિક્સ

કોઈ મહત્વનો જથ્થો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಕ್ಸ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിക്സ്

പ്രാധാന്യമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു അളവ്

🇵🇰Urdu

نکس

کوئی اہمیت کی مقدار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尼克斯

不重要的数量

🇯🇵Japanese

ニックス

重要ではない量

🇰🇷Korean

아니야

중요하지 않은 양

🇹🇭Thai

ห้าม

ปริมาณที่ไม่มีความสำคัญ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا شيء

كمية لا أهمية لها

🇹🇷Turkish

hayır

önemi olmayan bir miktar

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The primary meaning of 'nix' is 'a quantity of no importance'.

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Using 'nix' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nix' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nix' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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