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nul

nul

8.3
Without any value or effect
  • adjective
  • /nʌl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : nulo
  • The contract was declared nul after both parties failed to sign it.

Examples

  • If the result is nul, you should check for errors in your calculation.

  • This value is nul.

  • In the database, a nul entry means that no data was provided for that field.

  • Don't give a nul response!

  • In the database, a nul entry means that no data was provided for that field.

  • If the result is nul, you should check for errors in your calculation.

  • The contract was declared nul after both parties failed to sign it.

Synonyms

nugatory
vsnul
  • Formal
1 9.9

Not having any real value or importance

covers lack of effect or significance, not only worthlessness

Compounds

9.9

A score of zero points in a contest

How Valuable

precious
153 4.1
valuable
526 2.5
useful
947 1.0
nul
  • Archaic
8.3
insignificant
104 4.1

Surface Forms

nul positive

Etymology

Nul comes from the old Latin word nullus, which means 'not any' or 'none', so nul means 'zero' or that something has no value.