The difference between No one and Nothing
When used as pronouns, no one means not one person, nobody, whereas nothing means not any thing.
Nothing is also noun with the meaning: something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Nothing is also adverb with the meaning: not at all.
check bellow for the other definitions of No one and Nothing
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No one as a pronoun:
Not one person, nobody.
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No one as a pronoun:
The logical negation of someone.
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Nothing as a pronoun:
Not any thing; no thing.
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Nothing as a pronoun:
An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
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Nothing as a noun:
Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Examples:
"- What happened to your face?<br>- It's nothing."
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Nothing as a noun:
A trivial remark (especially in the term ).
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Nothing as a noun:
A nobody (insignificant person).
Examples:
"You're nothing to me now!"
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Nothing as an adverb (archaic):
Not at all; in no way.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- naught vs nothing
- jack vs nothing
- nada vs nothing
- nothing vs zip
- nothing vs zippo
- nothing vs zilch
- nothing vs squat
- nix vs nothing
- bugger all vs nothing
- jack shit vs nothing
- nothing vs sod all
- fuck all vs nothing
- dick vs nothing
- nobody vs nothing
- no one vs nothing
- nothing vs nowhere
- nothing vs nothingness