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- [zeer-oh]
- /ˈzɪər oʊ/
- /ˈzɪərəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zeer-oh]
- /ˈzɪər oʊ/
Definitions of zero word
- noun plural zero the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher. 1
- noun plural zero the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all divisions of a scale, as a thermometer, are measured in either a positive or a negative direction. 1
- noun plural zero a mathematical value intermediate between positive and negative values. 1
- noun plural zero naught; nothing. 1
- noun plural zero the lowest point or degree. 1
- noun plural zero Linguistics. the absence of a linguistic element, as a phoneme or morpheme, in a position in which one previously existed or might by analogy be expected to exist, often represented by the symbol 0̷: Inflectional endings were reduced to zero. The alternant of the plural morpheme in “sheep” is zero. 1
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Origin of zero
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Italian < Medieval Latin zephirum < Arabic ṣifr cipher
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Zero
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zero popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zero
pronoun zero
noun zero
adjective zero
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- puny — of less than normal size and strength; weak.
- uninspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- savor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
Antonyms for zero
noun zero
- vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
- somebody — a person of some note or importance.
- anything — You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
adjective zero
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- bar none — You use bar none to add emphasis to a statement that someone or something is the best of their kind.
- nothing but — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
Top questions with zero
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