Nothing and the OED
The word Nothing in the Oxford English Dictionary (1989) has three full-pages dedicated to the word 'nothing'. p. 547-550
Its etymology dates to records from the year 888. (which in itself is an odd number because its three times the sign of 'infinity', thouhg in its upward version.
It is subdivided in three categories:
(I) Not any (material or inmaterial) (II) In various collocations and phrases (III) Attributes and Combinations.
The word nothing is the main headword and has 17 senses indicated by a number. Every number thereby has a subsense which is indicated by an alphabetical letter in small case.
nothing has three derivates listed in the OED:
1. Nothingarian One who holds no religious belief; Nihilist; Having no definite aim or purpose (nothingarianism) Absence of any religious belief or political creed.
2. Nothingism Triviality, a trifle; nihilism.
3. Nothingness Non-existent, that which is non-existent; The condition of being non-existent; Cessationnn of consciousness or of life; The worthlessness or vanity of something; That which has no value; The condition of being worthless; Utter insignificance or unimportance;
Nothing fills a huge gap in our english world I see ...
Its etymology dates to records from the year 888. (which in itself is an odd number because its three times the sign of 'infinity', thouhg in its upward version.
It is subdivided in three categories:
(I) Not any (material or inmaterial) (II) In various collocations and phrases (III) Attributes and Combinations.
The word nothing is the main headword and has 17 senses indicated by a number. Every number thereby has a subsense which is indicated by an alphabetical letter in small case.
nothing has three derivates listed in the OED:
1. Nothingarian One who holds no religious belief; Nihilist; Having no definite aim or purpose (nothingarianism) Absence of any religious belief or political creed.
2. Nothingism Triviality, a trifle; nihilism.
3. Nothingness Non-existent, that which is non-existent; The condition of being non-existent; Cessationnn of consciousness or of life; The worthlessness or vanity of something; That which has no value; The condition of being worthless; Utter insignificance or unimportance;
Nothing fills a huge gap in our english world I see ...