[noth.ing] pron [ME, fr. OE nan thing, nathing, fr. nan no + thing thing--more at none] (bef. 12c) 1: not any thing: no thing "leaves ~ to the imagination"
2: no part
3: one of no interest, value, or consequence "they mean ~ to me" -- nothing doing : by no means: definitely no -- nothing for it : no alternative "nothing for it but to start over"
[2]nothing adv (12c): not at all: in no degree -- nothing like : not nearly "it's nothing like thorough enough" [3]nothing n (1535) 1 a: something that does not exist b: the absence of all magnitude or quantity; also: zero 1a c: nothingness 3b
2: someone or something of no or slight value or size [4]nothing adj (1611): of no account: worthless