Antonyms for nihil

Grammar : Adj

Spell : out kahy-sahr out ni-hil; English awt see-zer awt nahy-hil

Phonetic Transcription : aʊt ˈkaɪ sɑr aʊt ˈnɪ hɪl; English ɔt ˈsi zər ɔt ˈnaɪ hɪl

Definition of nihil

Origin : Latin, literally "nothing" (see nil). Phrase nihil obstat "nothing stands in the way" printed on first pages of a Catholic work indicates its official approval.

As in nil : adj nonexistent

Example sentences :

I mean it depends on his permission; his imprimatur; his nihil obstat.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

But if hostilities are happily averted, with what propriety can it be said that Nihil fit?
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870 » by Various

Nihil humanum a me alienum puto; I am curious about even John Smith.
Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell

Their warmth of human sympathy, their "nihil alienum" attitude; nay!
Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys

Fellow-citizens, let's giv three cheers for Nihil, the man who fit!
Extract from : « The Complete Works of Artemus Ward » by Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

Nihil humani a me alienum puto has been his own as well as his hospital's motto.
Extract from : « The Corner of Harley Street » by Henry Bashford

On the other hand, the nihil privativum and ens imaginarium are empty data for conceptions.
Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant

Section 3: "Si servus perpetrato facinore fugerit, ita ut adomino ulterius inveniri non possit, nihil solvat."
Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Nihil enim est inane, nihil arcessitum; puro tamen fonti, quam magno flumini propior.
Extract from : « A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence » by Cornelius Tacitus

Nihil intrare potest in affectum, quod in aure, velut quodam vestibulo, statim offendit.
Extract from : « A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence » by Cornelius Tacitus

Synonyms for nihil

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