adverb
1. : to no purpose : in vain
not born in the hills of Tennessee for nothing — W.C.Fridley
2. : for no reason
crying for nothing at all
3. : without cost or payment
delight of impressions given by nature for nothing — Henry Adams
adverb
1. : to no purpose : in vain
not born in the hills of Tennessee for nothing — W.C.Fridley
2. : for no reason
crying for nothing at all
3. : without cost or payment
delight of impressions given by nature for nothing — Henry Adams
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012