zero
- adjective
- /ˈziːroʊ/
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nulo
- It says zero chance of rain, you know, zero chance of fog.
It costs zero money to post on it.
- It costs zero money to post on it.
- So once you're on the yacht, there's zero incentive to get off the yacht.
- Now, Rachel's view is that testosterone has zero effect on performance.
- Like you, like, does anyone really fully want zero conflict ever?
- But at the same time, we have almost zero growth.
- So you're adding up all these zero these things with zero depth.
- So I literally have zero idea what this looks like.
Examples
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Now, Rachel's view is that testosterone has zero effect on performance.
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So once you're on the yacht, there's zero incentive to get off the yacht.
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It costs zero money to post on it.
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The car was worth zero dollars after the accident.
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There were zero votes in favor of the proposed changes.
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She received a zero score on the test for not submitting it.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Used with nouns to show a complete lack of something
∞
1.0
Not any of a group of people or things
43
8.1
Nothing at all often used informally to mean zero
30
8.3
The state of having no value, result, or importance
20
5.1
No amount or value, meaning nothing at all
19
9.9
Not anything or zero
17
1.0
No thing present in a place or situation
3
4.9
There is not even a tiny bit of something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To become successful and respected after being unknown or unsuccessful
Compounds
61
4.6
The place in New York City where the World Trade Center was before the 2001 terrorist attacks
- Formal
53
4.3
A policy that makes people follow rules with no exceptions, even for small mistakes
- Formal
16
4.9
A strict rule that gives the same punishment for every bad act with no exceptions
- Specialized
5
6.7
The lowest possible temperature when tiny particles almost stop moving
- Specialized
3
7.0
First known person infected in an outbreak who may spread the disease to others
- Specialized
1
9.9
The size of all whole numbers like 0, 1, 2 and so on, the smallest infinity
- Specialized
1
9.6
A software flaw attackers use before developers know or fix it
- Neologism
A possible global conflict using new kinds of attacks like hacking and harm from climate change
- Specialized
A bond sold at a large discount that pays no regular interest and repays full value at maturity
- Specialized
An investment sold for less than its full value that pays no interest until it ends
- Specialized
A hole in software that attackers use before developers release a fix
- Specialized
A loan you buy for less than its value that pays no interest until it ends
- Specialized
A bond sold for less than its value that pays no interest and gives the full amount when it ends
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zero comes from the Arabic word sifr, which means 'empty' or 'nothing', and arrived in English via Italian zero. So when something is described as zero it simply means there is 'none' or 'nothing' there.