■ pronoun not anything.
↘something of no importance or concern.
↘(in calculations) nought.
■ adjective informal of no value or significance.
■ adverb not at all.
↘[ postposition ] N. Amer. informal used to contradict something emphatically.
Phrases
for ~
1》 without payment or charge.
2》 to no purpose.
~ but only.
~ doing informal
1》 there is no prospect of success or agreement.
2》 ~ is happening.
~ less than used to emphasize how extreme something is.
sweet ~s words of affection exchanged by lovers.
there is ~ ( else ) for it Brit. no alternative.
there is ~ to it there is no difficulty involved.
think ~ of it do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude.
Origin
OE nān thing (see no , thing ).