Zilch

WOTD - 31 July 2009    

English

Noun

Zilch (uncountable)

1. nothing.
   • 1991, Judith Arnold, One Good Turn‎, page 104

     "If the homeless wind up with zilch," James retorted, veiling his indignation behind a malevolent smile, "it's because they deserve zilch."

Synonyms

zero, zip, nada

Adjective

Zilch (not comparable)

1. nothing; zero

Thesaurus

aught, cipher, goose egg, insignificancy, nada, naught, nichts, nihil, nil, nix, no such thing, nobody, nothing, nothing at all, nothing on earth, nothing whatever, nullity, thing of naught, whiffet, whippersnapper, zero

Etymology

Related to creative origin of Mr. Zilch in Ballyhoo, 1930's humor magazine.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /zɪltʃ/, SAMPA: /zIltS/

Translations

Noun

nothing

French: que dalle (fr), que pouic (fr) Japanese: (colloquial) 何も (ja) (nani mo) Russian: (slang) ни черта (ru) (ni čertá), (slang) ни фига (ru) (ni figá)

Swedish: noll (sv), nolla (sv) c., ingenting (sv) Turkish: hiç (tr), değersiz (tr)