nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
(noun) a quantity of no importance; “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”; “reduced to nil all the work we had done”; “we racked up a pathetic goose egg”; “it was all for naught”; “I didn’t hear zilch about it”
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
(verb) command against; “I forbid you to call me late at night”; “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”; “Dad nixed our plans”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night.
Nix
(astronomy) One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)
• (astronomy): Pluto III, S/2005 P 2, S/2005 P 2 (Nix), (134340) Pluto III, (134340) Pluto III Nix, Pluto III (Nix)
From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.
Nix
A patronymic surname.
• Xin
nix (uncountable)
(colloquial) Nothing. [from 1789]
Synonyms: nada, zip
nix (third-person singular simple present nixes, present participle nixing, simple past and past participle nixed)
To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
Synonyms: cancel, reject
To destroy or eradicate.
nix
(obsolete) A warning cry when a policeman etc. was sighted in the street.
nix (plural nixes)
A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.
• Xin
Source: Wiktionary
Nix, n.; fem. Nixe (. Etym: [G. Cf. 1st Nick.] (Teut. Myth.)
Definition: One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death. Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
