n.
Pronunciation: ' n ə -thi ŋ
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English n ā n thing, n ā thing, from n ā n no + thing thing ― more at NONE
Date: before 12th century
1 : not any thing : no thing <leaves nothing to the imagination>
2 : no part
3 : one of no interest, value, or consequence <they mean nothing to me>
– nothing doing : by no means : definitely no
– nothing for it : no alternative < nothing for it but to start over>